Isolation of pathogenic Aspergillus species from commercially-prepared potting media.
Twelve commercially-prepared potting soils were screened for the presence of pathogenic Aspergillus species. Pathogenic Aspergillus species were isolated from 67% of the soils. A fumigatus was isolated from 42% and A. flavus and A. niger from 33%.
D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D012988:Soil Microbiology