Which is false about Penicillium marneffei
Penicillium marneffei - initially colonies are velvety and white and later own becomes powdery and blue-green. P.marneffei has been repoed as an impoant oppounist pathogen in the HIV infected individuals. The fungus is unique among penicillium being dimorphic. As it is a fungus it can treated with amphotericin B. Ref: Baveja textbook of microbiology; 4th edition
Black colonies
Dimorphic fungi
Amphotericin B is used for treatment
Causes fulminant infections in immunocompromised patients
mycology