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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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An image of Blastomyces dermatitidis, a yeast responsible for an uncommon but sometimes lethal infection known as blastomycosis. It was collected from an affected patient. The yeast also infects animals.

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CDC/ASCP; Atlas of Clinical Mycology II

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