consequent to a dysregulated immune response to inhaled Aspergillus conidia. The usual presentation is with poorly controlled asthma. Patients may also present with expectoration of mucus plugs ...

Concentration of fungal spores in air is usually expressed as “colony ... Viable cultures of molds produce spores called “conidia.” The size and shape of the conidia and conidia-bearing structures as ...

THE observation reported in the present note relates to an Aspergillus with yellow- to ochraceous-eoloured conidia. The mould does not appear to correspond entirely with any published description.

Aspergillus niger has many strains that range from anywhere between 900-1,600µm in length, with the rough, spherical conidia ...