Humicola fuscoatra

A moderately rapid-growing fungus that produces a grayish brown to blackish brown colony with a dark reverse, within ten days, when incubated at 25oC (77oF). It is found worldwide and is very common. It can be isolated from the soil, paddy fields, sandy and clay soils, grasslands, forest soil, plants, and bird feathers. There have not been any reports of human infections.

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