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Characterization of some members of the genusThermomonospora

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Twenty strains ofThermomonospora, isolated from the environments of patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis or received from culture collections or other workers, were studied for their detailed morphological, physiological, and immunological characteristics. The species studied includedThermomonospora fusca, T. alba, T. curvata, T. mesophilia, andT. mesouviformis. The results indicate that several species can be differentiated by various criteria studied; however, two species,T. fusca andT. alba, could not be separated from one another by any of the tests or methods used in the study.

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Kurup, V.P. Characterization of some members of the genusThermomonospora . Current Microbiology 2, 267–272 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02602857

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