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This paper is the first report in the literature of the presence of virus-like particles in the conidia and hypha of Arthrinium aureum. These particles, detected with an electron microscope, are spherical and 52 nm in diameter.
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Calvo, M.A., Agut, M., Calvo, R.M. et al. Virus-like particles in conidia and hypha of Arthrinium aureum . Mycopathologia 138, 5–6 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006809917951
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