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Beauveria sp.
ALLERGENICITY
Allergenic (274,275)
MYCOTOXINS PRODUCED
Bassianin (276), Oosporein (276), Tennelin (276)
PATHOGENICITY IN HUMANS
Reported to cause keratitis(1,2,277,278), deep tissue infection (279)
IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS on POTATO DEXTROSE AGAR (PDA)
Slow to moderate growth rate, cottony to powdery, slightly raised, white, slightly yellow or pink, reverse pale, mass fruiting structures aggregated in dense, clusters along side, wide hyphae, zigzag rachids (1,2) vs: Engyodontium, Tritirachum.
FUNGI LIST
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