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*Worldwide
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Caused by [[Aspergillus spp.]]
 
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*Common laboratory contaminants
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|<gallery>Image:Aspergillus cleistothecia.jpg|<p><center>'''Aspergillus cleistothecia'''</p><sup>Copyright Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath</sup></center></gallery>
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*Widely found in nature
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**Colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions
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**Abundant in hay, straw and grain which have heated during storage
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*Pathogenic species include ''Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, A. nidulans, A.niger'' and ''A. terreus''
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*May cause primary or secondary disease
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**Infection may be acute, chronic or benign
      
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