Aspergillus Niger
by Oliver Meckes EYE OF SCIENCE
Title
Aspergillus Niger
Artist
Oliver Meckes EYE OF SCIENCE
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Photograph - Photograph
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Color enhanced SEM of a fruiting body of the fungus A. niger, on the tip of a conidiophore. The small black spheres are spores (reproductive cells), about to be released into the air. In the background are a network of vegetative filaments called hyphae. A. niger grows in household dust, soil, and decaying vegetable matter, including stale food. It is one of the most common causes of otomycosis, (fungal ear infections), and, if large amounts of spores are inhaled, may result in the serious lung disease aspergillosis. Magnification x920 when printed 10 centimeters wide.
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May 19th, 2021
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