| paecilomyces lilacinus (thom) samson, from systemic infection in an armadillo (dasypus novemcinctus). | paecilomyces lilacinus was recovered in culture from pulmonary lesions and other internal organs of a captive armadillo. impression films and smears of the lung tissue revealed numerous budding yeast-like cells, many of them appearing encapsulated and resembling intracellular forms of histoplasma capsulatum. yeast-like forms developed in culture on appropriate media at 35 degrees c. the armadillo isolate was compared in culture at both 27 degrees c and 35 degrees c with bamboo rat and human isol ... | 1984 | 6539506 |