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==Geotrichosis==
==Geotrichosis==
*''G. candidum''
*Rare
*Two forms: the yeast-like (glaborous) and fluffy
*Affects a wide range of species
*Usually diagnosed post-mortem
*Affects the mucous membranes, udder, bronchi and lungs
*Usually mild, causing suppurative granulomas
*Can be recovered from otitis externa infections in dogs
*Organisms appear as rectangular or spherical arthrospores on wet mounts
**Thick walled, non-budding, gram positive
*Grow on Sabouraud's Dextrose agar
**Membranous colonies
**Does not grow well on blood agar
==''Malassezia pachydermidis''==
==''Malassezia pachydermidis''==