This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: mycology, Subject name: Microbiology
Which is false about Penicillium marneffei 
Select and explain. 
A. Black colonies, B. Dimorphic fungi, C. Amphotericin B is used for treatment, D. Causes fulminant infections in immunocompromised patients
A: Black colonies
Answer: A: Black colonies 
Explanation: 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