<prompt> A vitreous aspirate from a case of metastatic endophthalmitis on culture yields Gram-positive round to oval cells, 12-14 mm in size. The aspirate on Gram staining shows the presence of pseudohyphae. Which of the following is the most likely aetiological agent?AspergillusRhizopusCandidaFusarium  <response>: In smears of exudates Candida appears as gram positive oval cells and pseudohyphae. Aspergillus, Rhizopus andfusarium are filamentous fungi forming true mycelia and not pseudohyphae. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology By Ananthanarayan and Panicker, 7th Edition, Pages 610, 624-25; Jawetz, Melnick and Adelbergs Medical Microbiology, 23rd Edition, Pages 625, 645, 649 