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Micrograph of Cryptococcus cells stained with india ink.
The polysaccharide capsule is visible as a zone of clearing around the cell body. Two normal size cryptococcal cells have been phagocytosed by host cells. In contrast, the titan cells are too large to be phagocytosed.