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06-02-2015 12:29

Blasco Rafael Blasco Rafael

Hola, tengo esta muestra recogida en rama caida de

11-02-2015 00:47

Miguel Ãngel Ribes Miguel Ángel Ribes

Good nightI have two different collection of Hymen

12-02-2015 17:14

Blasco Rafael Blasco Rafael

Hola, tengo lo que creo es un Hysterobrevium, lo m

08-02-2015 16:42

Lepista Zacarias

I would like to have your help to identify this Sc

10-02-2015 00:23

Jenny Seawright Jenny Seawright

Hello all, This seems to be Propolomyces versicolo

11-02-2015 08:39

Francisco  SÃNCHEZ Francisco SÁNCHEZ

Bonjour. Je ai un rassemblement de 02.02.2015 de

09-02-2015 16:47

Carlo Agnello Carlo Agnello

Dear FriendsI want to show a nice discovery of pin

09-02-2015 18:25

Carmel Sammut

Found these perithecia-like structures on Quercus

09-02-2015 17:36

Chris Johnson

Greetings,Gregarious colony on the bark of a dead

09-02-2015 19:19

Enrique Rubio Enrique Rubio

Hi to all We have found these pustulate, ellipsoi

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White microfungus (airborne contaminant ?) with swellings along its hyphae
Zetti Mario, 16-07-2022 17:01
Hi, I am doing some work with microfungi and during isolation of some Eryphise I have got a bonus colony (isolated in pure form now) which is cotony white and raised by some 4mm from the medium's surface. Could be an airborne contaminant, but maybe it was on the host plant. The colony had a slight scent (faint aromatic maybe...)

Under the microscope, I cannot observe free conidiospores but the hyphae were regularly swollen into thick-walled vesicles (zoospores?). Any suggestions are welcomed. Reminds me in the distance to Phythphtora...
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David Malloch, 16-07-2022 20:35
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Re : White microfungus (airborne contaminant ?) with swellings along its hyphae
That will be difficult to identify. The hyphae are producing thick-walled intercalary cells and chlamydospores, but nothing else. It could be a Fusarium, but many other things as well. When I encounter fungi like that, I try a different medium. Maybe V8 or something with a lot of cellulose but not much sugar. Good luck!
Zetti Mario, 17-07-2022 08:07
Re : White microfungus (airborne contaminant ?) with swellings along its hyphae
Thank you, interesting. I was working with a Fusarium oxysporum recently. I have available Sabouroud agar, CZapeK DoX, PDA, Oat Agar and MEA. Which medium do you suggest (Oat perhaps?) - TNX
David Malloch, 17-07-2022 13:45
David Malloch
Re : White microfungus (airborne contaminant ?) with swellings along its hyphae
Those media mostly have a high C/N ratio that may encourage vegetative growth at the expense of sporulation. Perhaps the oat agar would be the best choice.
Zetti Mario, 18-07-2022 08:47
Re : White microfungus (airborne contaminant ?) with swellings along its hyphae
Thank you, Oat Meal and PDA innoculated and I will report back the results.
Zetti Mario, 08-08-2022 18:32
Re : White microfungus (airborne contaminant ?) with swellings along its hyphae
Hello David and everyone.

I managed to find time to reply you back. I managed to get a pure colony on PDA and Oat indeed it was a Fusarium, probably F. oxysporum s.l. (maybe lycopersici) I followed a simple key so dont take this as final determination of course!

I was intrigued by pinkish-peach coloration (images below has enhanced colour)  in the 12 day old colony. They were like soft non encapsulated tissue. Under the microscope they looked like bunch of elongated grapes. Is this characteristic of the species ? Are they the sporodochia ? 


I saw some papers showing this pinkish-peach coloration by F. oxysporum s.l. - e.g.  https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/335707/fmicb-09-00420-HTML/image_m/fmicb-09-00420-g001.jpg

from https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00420/full

and this is a good reference paper too
https://repository.naturalis.nl/document/668094
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