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*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 [[Mycotoxin|Aflatoxin]]
[[Category:Systemic_Mycoses]]