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*''Aspergillus fumigatus'' causes [[Nasal cavity - inflammatory#Infectious causes of rhinitis|rhinitis]] and in [[Respiratory Fungal Infections - Pathology#|respiratory tract inflammation]], also [[Paranasal Sinuses Inflammatory - Pathology#Infectious causes of sinusitis|sinusitis]], [[Guttural Pouches Inflammatory - Pathology|guttural pouch mycosis]]
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*Worldwide
*Sometimes appears on [[Nasal cavity - hyperplastic and neoplastic#Progressive ethmoidal haematoma|lesions of ethmoidal haematoma]]
 
  
*May cause [[Bronchi and Bronchioles Inflammatory - Pathology#Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)|COPD]]
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*Common laboratory contaminants
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[[Image:Aspergillus cleistothecia.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''Aspergillus cleistothecia''' Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath]]
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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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Produces [[Mycotoxins|Aflatoxin]]
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Causes [[Aspergillosis]]
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[[Category:Systemic_Mycoses]]
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[[Category:To_Do_-_Fungi]]

Latest revision as of 16:43, 27 July 2010

  • Worldwide
  • Common laboratory contaminants
Aspergillus cleistothecia Professor Andrew N. Rycroft, BSc, PHD, C. Biol.F.I.Biol., FRCPath
  • 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