Aspergillus lanosus

Date: 26 November 2013

Conidiophores of all the isolates examined were branched (arrow, left panel), consistent with the species description by Kamal and Bhargava.

Copyright:

With kind permission of James Baker, Biological Science Lab, Plant Mycotoxin Research USDA-ARS, WRRC, 800 Buchanan St. Albany, CA 94710-1100, USA Copyright Fungal Research Trust

Notes:

Sclerotial ( A left) and non-sclerotial (B right) A. lanosus strains produce bright yellow, floccose mycelia. Sclerotial strains produce small numbers of large, fused sclerotial bodies in discrete pockets hidden within the mycelium.
(C) Conidiophores of all the California A. lanosus isolates examined were branched (arrow, left panel), consistent with the species description by Kamal and Bhargava.


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