Basics of Molecular Methods for Fungal Identification 379
Aspergillus niger species complex 333 Aspergillus flavus species complex 334 Aspergillus versicolor species complex 336 Aspergillus ustus species complex 338 Aspergillus tanneri 340 Aspergillus nidulans species complex 342 Aspergillus glaucus 344 Aspergillus terreus species complex 345 Aspergillus clavatus 347 Other Common Hyaline Hyphomycetes Penicillium spp. 348 Paecilomyces variotii 350 Rasamsonia argillacea species complex( formerly Geosmithia argillacea) 351
Purpureocillium lilacinum( formerly Paecilomyces lilacinus) 352
TABLE 2.23 Differential characteristics of Paecilomyces variotii, Rasamsonia argillacea, and Purpureocillium lilacinum 354
Scopulariopsis spp. 355
TABLE 2.24 Differential characteristics of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis versus Scopulariopsis brumptii 357
Gliocladium spp. 358 Trichoderma spp. 359 Metarhizium anisopliae species complex 361 Beauveria bassiana 363 Verticillium spp. 364 Acremonium and Sarocladium spp. 365 Fusarium spp. 367 Coniochaeta spp.( formerly Lecythophora spp.) 369 Trichothecium roseum 370 Chrysosporium spp. 371
TABLE 2.25 Differential characteristics of Chrysosporium versus Sporotrichum 373 Sporotrichum pruinosum 374 Sepedonium spp. 376 Chrysonilia sitophila 377 Schizophyllum commune 378
PART III
Basics of Molecular Methods for Fungal Identification 379
Introduction 381
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