SUMMARYA new heterothallic fungus, Neosartorya fennelliae (asexual state: Aspergillus fennelliae), was isolated from the eyeballs of laboratory rabbits. The conidial and ascosporic states resemble those of Neosartorya fischeri (Aspergillus fischeri). The strains occur in two mating types, A and a, of an allelic pair. Although interspecific crossing does not occur with any known members of the N. fischeri group, stimulation of the growth of N. fischeri var. glaber by the new species was observed. The fungus survives in mouse tissue for several weeks without evidence of multiplication.
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