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The conidial ontogenesis and the pathogenicity of the pathogenic black yeasts for mice are described. Scanning electron microscopy of conidiogenesis, physiological and biochemical characteristics and histological findings of infected mice are described in this paper.
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Miyaji, M., Nishimura, K. Conidial ontogenesis of pathogenic black yeasts and their pathogenicity for mice. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 94, 437–451 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03053158
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