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. 2017 Feb 17;12(2):e0171695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0171695

Fig 7. Cryptococcus can grow saprobically and mate on dead plant materials.

Fig 7

Scanning electron micrographs depict C. neoformans (VNI) displaying robust filamentation on sugar maple leaves (top row), northern white cedar needles (middle row) and long leaf pine needles (bottom row). Fused clamp connections are indicative of productive matings (arrow).