It can infect many important agricultural crops, leading to yield losses that have been reported to be worth millions of dollars 2. Aspergillus flavus is the principal aflatoxinproducing species only group. Subrius flavus, a failed roman conspirator against the emperor nero flavus, brother of arminius. Aspergillus fumigatus aspergillus flavus aspergillus niger aspergillus terrus 5. What is aspergillus flavus mold aspergillus flavus is a very common and wellknown species of fungus. Its specific name flavus derives from the latin meaning yellow, a reference to the frequently observed colour of the spores. Pdf morphological characterization and determination of. Awaous flavus a fish species found in south america. Aspectos gerais e morfologicos do fungo aspergillus.
It is best known for its colonization of cereal grains, legumes, and tree nuts. It has cosmopolitan distribution and mostly grows in warm soils and on decomposing material. It also produces the highly carcinogenic mycotoxin aflatoxin. Aspergillus flavus is a saprotrophic and pathogenic fungus with a cosmopolitan distribution. Aspergillus flavus is a pathogenic fungus whose spores are ubiquitous in nature. Aspergillus flavus is saprophytic soil fungus that infects and contaminates preharvest and postharvest seed crops with the carcinogenic secondary metabolite aflatoxin. Aspergillus fungi definition, characteristics, types and. Aspergillosis is a common disease in raptors held in captivity, and aspergillus fumigatus. Pdf identification of aspergillus flavus isolates as potential. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. Aspergillosis in birds of prey the aspergillusaspergillosis website.
Pdf this study aimed at morphologically identifying aspergillus flavus in soil and maize and at determining their aflatoxinproducing. Flavus disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same abbreviated species scientific name. The species frecuently isolated are aspergillus fumigatus, a. Flavus is the latin word for yellow or blond and has given the name to many, more or less yellow, objects.
Although it has no specific common name, it can also be recognized as the aflatoxin producer. The fungus is also an opportunistic animal and human pathogen causing aspergillosis diseases with incidence increasing in the immunocompromised population. This makes for an interesting family tree, it sounds like a. The haploid filamentous fungus aspergillus flavus causes approximately 30% of the cases of aspergillosis, a serious human disease.
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