Image from a Timber Wolf found dead in Northern Wisconsin, USA showing round yeasts in necrotic debris within an area of osteomyelitis in the atlas

Image from a Timber Wolf (Canis lupus) found dead in Northern Wisconsin, USA. Multiple 8-20 micron, extracellular, round yeasts, some exhibiting broad-based budding, are present in necrotic debris within an area of osteomyelitis in the atlas (arrow) (markedly autolyzed tissue). Grocott’s Methenamine Silver (GMS) stain.