Difference between revisions of "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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Produces [[Mycotoxin|Aflatoxin]]
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[[Category:Systemic_Mycoses]]

Revision as of 22:22, 7 June 2010

  • Worldwide
  • Common laboratory contaminants
  • 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