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Description: Four Aspergillus colonies grown at 37°C for three days on rich media. Clockwise from top-left: an Aspergillus nidulans laboratory strain; a similar strain with a mutation in the yA marker gene involved in green pigmentation; an Aspergillus oryzae strain used in soy fermentation; the Aspergillus oryzae strain that had its genome sequenced, RIB40. Background is black card. Originally scanned 20 Aug 2008.
Title: Four 3-day old Aspergillus colonies on a Petri dish
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Author: Adrian J. Hunter
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