''Neosartorya pseudofischeri'' is a fungus first isolated at an autopsy from a fungal lesion occurring in human neck vertebrae. Its
ascospore
In fungi, an ascospore is the sexual spore formed inside an ascus—the sac-like cell that defines the division Ascomycota, the largest and most diverse Division (botany), division of fungi. After two parental cell nucleus, nuclei fuse, the ascu ...
morphology was identical to that of ''
Aspergillus thermomutatus''.
''Neosartorya'' species are the sexual states (teleomorph) of ''
Aspergillus
' () is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide.
''Aspergillus'' was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli. Viewing the fungi under a microscope, Miche ...
'' species, notably the ''
Aspergillus fumigatus
''Aspergillus fumigatus'' is a species of fungus in the genus ''Aspergillus'', and is one of the most common ''Aspergillus'' species to cause disease in individuals with an immunodeficiency.
''Aspergillus fumigatus'', a saprotroph widespread in ...
'' group among others.
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MycoBank
Trichocomaceae
Fungi described in 1992
Fungus species
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