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Neurospora crassa, or the common red mould is a fungi belonging to the fungal group Ascomycota.

Evidence from 2000 stated that any member of the genus Neurospora are harmful. This genus of fungi are obligate aerobes, they need oxygen to carry out their metabolism, hence they can't live inside a human body, which lacks airation.

Indeed, N. crassa is model organism, that is widely used as a research tool in genetics, physiology and biotechnology. It can only be harmful to plants, like corn or sugar cane.

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