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conidia

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co·nid·i·a  (k-nd-)
n.
Plural of conidium.


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fungus in the scleral biopsy samples from children with severe disease in this outbreak suggests that conjunctival irritation was most likely followed by conjunctival exposure to conidia of this fungus, perhaps in dust caused in part by dry environmental conditions, similar to the exposure of respiratory mucosa described in case reports of pulmonary adiaspiromycosis (1-5,9).
The administration of Aspergillus conidia by inhalation was not carried out due to the difficulty of handling the fungal preparation for murine inhalation as well as the difficulty of mice handling during the procedure.
 
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