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THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
AUSTRALIA 5005

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Dr David Ellis

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Mould Identification: A Virtual Self Assessment

Unknown 36 - April 2008

Case History: A 43-year-old man with newly diagnosed acute myeloblastic
leukemia and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus developed fungemia.
The diagnosis was based on repeated isolation of the fungus shown below.

Culture:

Microscopy:

Sugar Assimilation Results:

Assimilation Tests: + Positive, - Negative, V Variable,
Glucose	+	L-Rhamnose	+
Galactose	+	D-Glucosamine	+
L-Sorbose	v	N-A-D-glucosamine	+
Sucrose	v	Glycerol	v
Maltose	+	Erythritol	+
Cellobiose	+	Ribitol	v
Trehalose	+	Galactitol	-
Lactose	+	D-Mannitol	v
Melibiose	-	D-Glucitol	v
Raffinose	-	∝-M-D-glucoside	+
Melezitose	v	D-Gluconate	+
Soluble Starch	v	DL-Lactate	v
D-Xylose	v	myo-Inositol	v
L-Arabinose	+	Nitrate	-
D-Arabinose	+	2-K-D-gluconate	+
D-Ribose	+	D-Glu	+

What is your identification?