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A new species,Sporotrichum carthusio-viride Rai &Mukerji, isolated from a soil sample collected from Kukrail area, Lucknow, India is described. It differs from other species in its colony colour and conidial measurements. It also forms yeast-like colonies on Wort's agar which produce terminal and inter-calary chlamydospores and budding cells.
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Rai, J.N., Mukerji, K.G. Sporotrichum carthusio-viride rai & Mukerji, a new species from Indian soils. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 18, 122–126 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02055152
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