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Aureobasidium pullulans


Colonial Morphology: Rapidly growing pale, mucoid and turning dark with age. Initially white, pale pink or pale yellow becoming brown to black with age. Some strains initially have growth like mucoid yeast and later produce aerial mycelium after extended incubation. Reverse pale.
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