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The numbers of known fungi are vast in comparison with the numbers in other groups of microorganisms used in biotechnological and other industries. Around 64 200 species (including yeasts) are currently known (Hawksworth, Sutton & Ainsworth, 1983), with new species being described at the rate of about 1500 each year. The number being described is limited only by the available mycologists, and the actual number of fungal species in the world may well exceed 250 000.
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The numbers of known fungi are vast in comparison with the numbers in other groups of microorganisms used in biotechnological and other industries. Around 64 200 species (including yeasts) are currently known (Hawksworth, Sutton & Ainsworth, 1983), with new species being described at the rate of about 1500 each year. The number being described is limited only by the available mycologists, and the actual number of fungal species in the world may well exceed 250 000.
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