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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 | ||
| + | **Colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions | ||
| + | **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 | ||
| + | **Infection may be acute, chronic or benign | ||
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| + | Produces [[Mycotoxin|Aflatoxin]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Systemic_Mycoses]] | ||
Revision as of 22:22, 7 June 2010
- Worldwide
- Common laboratory contaminants
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- Widely found in nature
- Colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions
- Abundant in hay, straw and grain which have heated during storage
- Pathogenic species include Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, A. nidulans, A.niger and A. terreus
- May cause primary or secondary disease
- Infection may be acute, chronic or benign
Produces Aflatoxin