Aspergillus nidulans. Ascospores- sexual spores from Aspergillus nidulans, false coloured
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All the Aspergillus images above are courtesy of Professor Rheinhard Fischer, Institut für Angewandte Biowissenschaften Abt. für Angewandte Mikrobiologie der Universität Karlsruh, with whom copyright remains.
Notes:
Images of cells produced by Aspergillus species as seen by scanning electron microscopy.
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