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- Phaeohyphomycosis
A hyphomycosis (infection by a mold of the taxonomic designation "Hyphomycetes") in which the infiltrating microbes are usually of the...
- Phoma
A common indoor air allergen that can cause hay fever, asthma, and a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis commonly called "shower...
- Pithomyces
A native of mostly tropical environments, it commonly grows on dead plants, soil, wood, and especially the dead leaves and...
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- Rhizomucor
The Zygomycetous fungus is reported to be allergenic. It may cause mucorosis in immune compromised individuals. It occupies a biological...
- Rhizopus
The Zygomycetous fungus is reported to be allergenic. It may cause mucorosis in immune compromised individuals. It occupies a biological...
- Rhodotorula
A reddish yeast typically found in moist environments such as carpeting, cooling coils, and drain pans. In some countries it...
- Rusts (and smuts)
These fungi are associated with plant diseases. In the classification scheme of the fungi, the smuts have much in common...
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- Saccharomyces
Reported to be allergenic. Baker's yeast.
- Scopulariopsis
It may produce arsine gas if growing on arsenic substrate. This can occur on wallpapers covered with Paris green. It...
- Sepedonium
Most easily recognized by the spores, which are colorless to yellow, spiny, round, 1-celled, and produced singly at the ends...
