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Presence of a filamentous mycelium from a Rhizopus sp. fungal organism in patient with zygomycosis/mucormycosis

Under a magnification of 610X, this photomicrograph of a Gram-stained specimen, revealed the presence of a filamentous mycelium from a Rhizopus sp. fungal organism. The specimen was harvested from a patient ill with mucormycosis, otherwise known as zygomycosis. (Courtesy of the Public Health Image Library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Photomicrograph by Dr. Lucille K. Georg, 1964. Public domain.)

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