Cylindrocarpon cylindroides

A moderately rapid-growing fungus that produces a white colony with a tinge of yellow later becoming brown, within fourteen days, when incubated at 25oC (77oF). Reverse is cream to yellow, later becoming beige to brown. May produce an earthy odor. It is found worldwide and is a common fungus isolated from soil and plants. Rarely, it can be an opportunistic human pathogen.

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