Paraccocidioides brasiliensis   Primary isolation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis from a mesenteric lymph node of a nine-banded armadillo. Mycelial growth at 24°C on Mycosel Agar, 6 weeks of incubation. Note multiple colonies. Microscopic appearance of the mycelial form. Observe septated hyphae and chlamydospore formation (cotton-blue preparation) (40 X). Microscopic appearance of a yeast culture at 36°C in trypticase soy agar. Observe multiple budding yeast cells characteristic of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (cotton blue preparation) (40 X). Photographs obtained from: GG Corredor, JH Castaño, LA Peralta, S Díez, M Arango, J McEwen, A Restrepo. Isolation of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis from the nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus, in an endemic area for paracoccidioidomycosis in Colombia. Rev Iberoam Micol 1999; 16: 216-220.