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==Geotrichosis==

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[[Geotrichosis]]

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*''G. candidum''

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*Rare

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*Two forms: the yeast-like (glaborous) and fluffy

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*Affects a wide range of species

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*Usually diagnosed post-mortem

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*Affects the mucous membranes, udder, [[Bronchi and bronchioles - Anatomy & Physiology|bronchi]] and [[Lungs - Anatomy & Physiology|lungs]]

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*Usually mild, causing suppurative granulomas

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*Can be recovered from otitis externa infections in dogs

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*Organisms appear as rectangular or spherical arthrospores on wet mounts

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**Thick walled, non-budding, gram positive

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*Grow on Sabouraud's Dextrose agar

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**Membranous colonies

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**Do not grow well on blood agar

==''Malassezia pachydermidis''==

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