Large, spherical, thick-walled yeast cells 8 to 15 µm in diameter, usually with a single bud that is connected to the parent cell by a broad base, usually indicates infection with

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The diagnosis of blastomycosis may easily be made when a clinical specimen is observed by direct microscopy. Blastomyces dermatitidis appears as large, spherical, thick-walled yeast cells 8 to 15 μm in diameter, usually with a single bud that is connected to the parent cell by a broad base.

Large, Spherical, Thick-Walled Yeast Cells 8 to 15 µM in Diameter