Aspergillus flavus NRRL3357
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[ Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | . . .
. . . | Aspergillaceae | Aspergillus | Aspergillus flavus ]
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Taxonomy: | Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Fungi | Dikarya | Ascomycota | saccharomyceta | Pezizomycotina | leotiomyceta | Eurotiomycetes | Eurotiomycetidae | Eurotiales | Aspergillaceae | Aspergillus | Aspergillus flavus |
Comment: | The filamentous fungus Aspergillus flavus causes approximately 30% of the cases of aspergillosis, a serious human disease. It also produces the highly carcinogenic mycotoxin aflatoxin. Infestations of grains by this fungus results in large agricultural and economic losses. Aspergillus flavus grows as a haploid fungus and generates asexual spores but not sexual spores (ascospores). |
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Nierman WC, Yu J, Fedorova-Abrams ND et. al. 
( 2015)
Genome Announc 3, e00168-15.
Ng KP, Yew SM, Chan CL et. al. 
( 2012)
Eukaryot Cell 11, 828.
Yu J, Whitelaw CA, Nierman WC et. al. 
( 2004)
FEMS Microbiol Lett 237, 333-40.
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