| Species/Subspecies: | Aspergillus parasiticus | ||||||||||
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| Categories: | Animal pathogen; human pathogen; plant pathogen; toxic for animals; toxic for humans | ||||||||||
| Etymology: | Genus name: to scatter. Species epithet: parasitic. |
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| Significance: | [Important] | ||||||||||
| Geographic distribution: | Tropical and subtropical regions of Australia, India, Latin America, South Africa and the United States. | ||||||||||
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| Macromorphology (smell):
| Forms large fluffy colonies, which are green in the middle and white or light green towards the edge. | ||||||||||
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| Reservoir: | Soil | ||||||||||
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| Virulence Factors: | Aflatoxin B 1, B2, G1 and G2. Aflatoxin B 1 is considered to be the most potent of all naturally occurring carcinogens. | ||||||||||
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| Updated: | 2022-06-22 |
