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Aspergillus
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Aspergillus

Any fungus of the genus Aspergillus of the Fungi Imperfecti (form-class Deuteromycetes). Species for which the sexual phase is known are placed in the order Eurotiales. A. niger causes black mold on some foods; A. niger, A. flavus, and A. fumigatus cause aspergillosis in humans. A. oryzae is used to ferment sake, and A. wentii to process soybeans.
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In both 1981 and 2004, drought and food shortages were followed by unseasonable rains during harvest, which probably favored the growth of aflatoxigenic aspergilli in household maize (Ngindu et al.
Aflatoxin contamination of commercial maize products during an ... by Rubin, Carol / Environmental Health Perspectives
Although aspergilli are ubiquitous in the environment, only eight species are known to have been involved in human infections.
Isolated nasopharyngeal aspergillosis caused by A flavus and ... by Yucesoy, Mine / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
[8] Furthermore, the pH level in the normal ear canal is on the acidic side, and the common pathogenic aspergilli experience optimal growth at a pH range of 5 to 7.
Otomycosis: A clinicomycologic study by Mathur, Maheshwar Dayal / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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