... -motile spores of a fungus. Due to their small size of 2 "3 μm in diameter (2), the conidia of A. fumigatus are easily able to reach the alveoli of the lungs. When grown on agar plates they can manifest themselves as light green/white in color. A. fumigatus grows extremely fast and can survive temperatures up to and beyond 70 degrees Celsius, especially in compost heaps ... ...

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