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During a survey on the presence of species of the genusAspergillus in the air of the city of Barcelona (Spain), the following species were identified:Aspergillus flavus Link,A. niger van Tieghem,A. fumigatus Fresenius,A. clavatus Desmazières,A. terreus Thorn,A. chevalieri (Mang.) Thomet Church,A. niveus Bloch, emend. Thomet Church,A. ochraceus Wilhelm,A. versicolor (Vuillemin) Tiraboschi, andA. amstelodami (Mang.) Churchet Thom.
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Calvo, A., Guarro, J., Suarez, G. et al. Air-borne fungi in the air of Barcelona (Spain). III. The genus Aspergillus link. Mycopathologia 71, 41–43 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00625313
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