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A new microorganism belonging to the genusAmorphosporangium has been isolated from a soil sample. A detailed description of its morphological and some of its biochemical characters are given. The nameA. globisporus nov.sp. is suggested for the new isolate.
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Thiemann, J.E. A new species of the genus amorphosporangium isolated from Italian soil. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 33, 233–240 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02088915
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