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Phaeotheca triangularis, a new meristematic black yeast from a humidifier

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Two strains of a new species of meristematic fungi, described as Phaeotheca triangularis, were isolated from moisteners of air-conditioning systems. The species is believed to be related to dothideaceous black yeasts. Its morphology, ultrastructure and nutritional physiology are reported.

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  1. Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, P.O. Box 273, NL–3740 AG, Baarn, The Netherlands

    G.S. de Hoog

  2. Institute for Hygiene and Epidemiology, Rue Juliette Wytsman, 14, B–1050, Brussels, Belgium

    H. Beguin

  3. Kluyver Laboratory for Microbiology, Technical University, Julianalaan 67, NL–2628 BC, Delft, The Netherlands

    W.H. Batenburg-van de Vegte

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de Hoog, G., Beguin, H. & Batenburg-van de Vegte, W. Phaeotheca triangularis, a new meristematic black yeast from a humidifier. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 71, 289–295 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1000156820793

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