Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Penicillium claviforme on a petri plate

This is a very interesting species that is different than most Penicillium species. The asexual structures come together and form a huge (by fungal standards) match-stick like structure on which spores are borne. Shown here is a look at what these match-sticks look like on a Petri plate.


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Penicillium claviforme

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Image credits: xerantheum


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