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. 2016 Apr 28;12(4):e1005491.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005491. eCollection 2016 Apr.

Filamentous Fungi in Respiratory Infections. What Lies Beyond Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis?

Anuradha Chowdhary  1 , Kshitij Agarwal  2 , Jacques F Meis  3   4
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Filamentous Fungi in Respiratory Infections. What Lies Beyond Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis?

Anuradha Chowdhary et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: JFM served as consultant to and has received research grants from Astellas, Basilea, Gilead Sciences, and Merck. AC and KA declare no conflicts of interest.

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Fig 1
Fig 1. Culture characteristics of Schizophyllum commune and computed tomography image of a patient with allergic S. commune infection.
(a) Sabouraud’s dextrose agar petri plate showing white cottony growth of non-sporulating basidiomycete (Schizophylum commune) after 10 days of incubation at 28°C. (b) Lactophenol cotton blue mount of slide culture on potato dextrose agar of S. commune showing clamp connections and spicules after 2 weeks of incubation at 28°C (400x). (c) Plate showing basidiocarp (fruiting body) of S. commune after 4–5 weeks of incubation at 28°C with periodic exposure to light. (d) High-resolution computed tomography of thorax of patient with allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to S. commune showing central bronchiectasis in both the upper lobes.
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