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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Trichocomaceae —aerobic molds .
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Examples
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Seedling blight is often referred to as Aspergillus crown rot and is caused by Aspergillus niger, a black sooty fungus.
Chapter 10 1981
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Macalester biology professor Chris Calderone said the fungus, called Aspergillus fumigates, can infect the lungs of hospital patients with compromised immune systems.
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The gene is found in humans and molds, but the researchers studied it in a common mold called Aspergillus fumigatus, said Cramer, assistant professor of fungal pathogenesis in MSU's Department of Veterinary Molecular Biology.
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Although mycotoxin-producing molds such as Aspergillus flavus and Asp. parasitious occur in koji as natural contaminations, they have not been observed to produce aflatoxins under the given conditions.
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To such established methods may now be added a range of new possibilities like the Purdue (Tsao) technique to solubilize cellulose, or microbial digestion with microorganisms, such as Aspergillus terreus, described by H.R. Srinivasan.
Chapter 29 1979
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Aflatoxins are metabolic waste products of the Aspergillus flavus fungus, and like all mycotoxins are capable of causing disease and death.
Dr. Karen Becker: The Latest Recalled Dog Foods All Contain This Ingredient Dr. Karen Becker 2012
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But I believe the experts when they tell me that my Aspergillus/Penicillium is at number 4+, my Cladosporium is on overload, because I have been on overload for some time now.
Pamela Alma Weymouth: Goodbye Married Life! Pamela Alma Weymouth 2011
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But I believe the experts when they tell me that my Aspergillus/Penicillium is at number 4+, my Cladosporium is on overload, because I have been on overload for some time now.
Pamela Alma Weymouth: Goodbye Married Life! Pamela Alma Weymouth 2011
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Aflatoxins are metabolic waste products of the Aspergillus flavus fungus, and like all mycotoxins are capable of causing disease and death.
Dr. Karen Becker: The Latest Recalled Dog Foods All Contain This Ingredient Dr. Karen Becker 2012
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Aflatoxins are metabolic waste products of the Aspergillus flavus fungus, and like all mycotoxins are capable of causing disease and death.
Dr. Karen Becker: The Latest Recalled Dog Foods All Contain This Ingredient Dr. Karen Becker 2012
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