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**Colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions | **Colonise a wide range of substrates under different environmental conditions | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 30 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
Causes Aspergillosis