The colonies shown in the upper image, obtained from a biopsy of an ulcerating skin lesion of the arm, are growing on agar slants of Sabouraud's dextrose agar. The lower image is a lactophenol blue mount made from a portion of the colony. Which of the following organisms correspond to these findings?

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The colonies shown in the upper image, obtained from a biopsy of an ulcerating skin lesion of the arm, are growing on agar slants of Sabouraud's dextrose agar. The lower image is a lactophenol blue mount made from a portion of the colony. Which of the following organisms correspond to these findings?

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