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Contributions to microbiology, volume 2:
Aspergillus fumigatus
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Contributions to microbiology, volume 2: Aspergillus fumigatus
. Edited by: A A Brakhage, B Jahn, A Schmidt. (Pp XII + 222; US$ 172.25.) 1999. Basel, Switzerland: Karger. ISBN 3 8055 6714 6.
The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is a ubiquitous soil organism, the spores of which become airborne and are of a size which makes them readily inhalable. It is an organism of limited interest to occupational physicians, but is one of the agents responsible for farmer's lung while its relativeAspergillus niger has important uses in biotechnology and may be a …