User:Jennytywang/sandbox

History

 * discovered in Switzerland in 1897

Taxonomy

 * originally considered a species of Penicillium
 * later thought to be a member of the genus Thysanophora

Growth and morphology

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

Physiology

 * uses fructose, sorbitol and sucrose
 * maximum growth temperature 38 &deg;C

Habitat and ecology

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