Cladophialophora bantiana - microscopic morphology [lactophenol cotton blue]

Cladophialophora bantiana is the most frequent cause of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis. Cultures produce melanized septate hyphae with sparsely branched, acropetal chains of one-celled conidia without pigmented hila, enabling morphological differentiation between Cladophialophora sp. and Cladosporium sp.