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  • Widespread saprophyte found on decomposing plant material, particularly grasses, and on soil. It is a white, fuzzy mold. It should...
  • A spore borne in a special cell called an ascus. Spores of this type are reported to be allergenic. All...
  • Aw 0.75 - 0.82. Reported to be allergenic. Members of this genus are reported to cause ear infections. Many species...
  • This species is only occasionally pathogenic.
  • Aw 0.75. Conidia dimensions: 2.5-4 microns. Found in warm soils, grain and in the secondary decay of vegetation. Associated with...
  • This species is only occasionally pathogenic.
  • Conidia dimensions: 3-4.5 x 2.5-4.5 microns. Found in soils and animal manure. Can produce the toxin petulin that may be...
  • This species is only occasionally pathogenic.
  • Aw 0.78. Conidia dimensions: 3-6 microns or 3-5 microns. It grows on moldy corn and peanuts. It can be found...
  • Aw 0.82; Optimum> 0.97. Conidia dimensions: 2-3.5 microns. Considered a human pathogen, this organism causes both allergic aspergillosis and invasive...

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