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case_images: Mauve colonies of Cryptococcus victoriae on CHROMagar Candida medium.
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case_images: After 2 days of culturing at 20 C to 25 C, mauve colonies emerged, displaying smooth, glossy, slim characteristics and a diameter of 0.5 to 1 mm, making them indistinguished from Candida glabrata colonies (Figure 1).
case_images: Microscopic examination of Cryptococcus victoriae strain, showing oval yeast cells and budding cells. Scale bars 10 microm.
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case_images: Examination under the microscope of the culture after 48 hours indicated oval yeast, ranging in size from 3 to 5 microm in length to 2 to 3 microm in diameter, either single or in clusters without true hyphae or pseudohyphae (Figure 2).
case_images: Cream-colored colonies produced, slightly mucoid (A), and pale yellow-pink colonies after 3 days on SDA medium (B).
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case_images: The cream-colored colonies produced were slightly mucoid and highly glossy (Figure 3A). After 3 days, the color changed to a pale yellow-pink shade (Figure 3B).