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Alternaria tenuissima
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Growth and morphology

 * fast-growing, yellow colonies
 * conidia 1-celled, rough-walled

Physiology

 * nutrition, uses fructose, sorbitol and sucrose

Habitat and ecology

 * reported from dermatophytosis-like infection, heart valve infection
 * resistant to amphotericin B
 * etc, etc.

Points of Interest

 * Alternaria tenuissima produces the mycotoxin Tenuazonic acid