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ISOLATES of Spinellus1,2 are easily maintained in pure culture by mycelial transfers, but their sporangiospores germinate only with difficulty, after delay and in small percentages. These isolates are also considered to be sensitive to temperature, although one2 shows differences in the temperature-range and optimal temperature required for growth. Further, the same isolate, at 22.5° C, forms spores which differ, not only morphologically but also in germinative capacity, from those formed at 13° C.
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LEADBEATER, G., RICHARDSON, M. Spinellus in Pure Culture. Nature 198, 1015 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/1981015a0
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