I would like to ask for help in identifying a mold culture I recently isolated from a sample in the lab. Would like to get alternative opinions regarding this matter.
Briefly, I was able to culture this unknown mold in PDA with rose bengal and streptomycin. The mold grows as black compact fibrous colonies which could be tough and crusty and embeds well in the agar plate. From this plate, I did slide culture on a PDA agar block to check for fruiting bodies and vegetative structures.
I narrowed down my putative ID's to either Stachybortys or Sporothrix but I would like to getalternative perspectives on this. Since I'm only depending on microscopy data for preliminary identification.
I am attaching some photos of the colony from the plate as well as some microscopic images. I hope someone can give insights.
Thank you so much!
Hi: Its could be Cladosporium spp, do you have PDA culture for the fungi.
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Hi Kris
It is not Cladosporium or contamination
You must do a single spore
your picture showed many spores at the different shapes
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Thank you so much for your contributions. I also consulted with a colleague and her first suspicion is that it is Cladosporium.
Thank you so much for your contributions!
When still in doubt identify the species by a gun-shot gene-analysis. It costs but it give a clear answer.
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