Innocent as they may appear in these petri dishes at the General Electric Works Laboratory here, fungi have caused millions of dollars worth of damage to vital armed forces equipment. Their names are as imposing as the damage they inflict. Top row (L to R) Rhisopus nigricans, Asperigillus niger, Chaetomium glodosum. Bottom row: first dish, Penicilium luteum, Aspergillus terreus, and Aspergillus flavus, middle dish, Fusarium moniliforme, Chaetomium globosum, end dish, fusarium moniliforme and penicilium citrinum
Title: Innocent as they may appear in these petri dishes at the General Electric Works Laboratory here, fungi have caused millions of dollars worth of damage to vital armed forces equipment. Their names are as imposing as the damage they inflict. Top row (L to R) Rhisopus nigricans, Asperigillus niger, Chaetomium glodosum. Bottom row: first dish, Penicilium luteum, Aspergillus terreus, and Aspergillus flavus, middle dish, Fusarium moniliforme, Chaetomium globosum, end dish, fusarium moniliforme and penicilium citrinum
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