Species/Subspecies: Aspergillus parasiticus
Categories: Animal pathogen; human pathogen; plant pathogen; toxic for animals; toxic for humans
Etymology: Genus name: to scatter.
Species epithet: parasitic.
Significance:  [Important]   
Geographic distribution: Tropical and subtropical regions of Australia, India, Latin America, South Africa and the United States.
Taxonomy:
PhylumClassOrderFamilyGenus
AscomycotaEurotiomycetesEurotialesTrichocomaceaeAspergillus
 
Macromorphology (smell):
Aspergillus parasiticus 
Forms large fluffy colonies, which are green in the middle and white or light green towards the edge.
Micromorphology:
Aspergillus parasiticus
Reproduction:
Spec. Char.:
Reservoir: Soil
Disease/effect:
Virulence Factors: Aflatoxin B 1, B2, G1 and G2. Aflatoxin B 1 is considered to be the most potent of all naturally occurring carcinogens.
Genome Sequence:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/Isolate# of chromSize (Mbp)
GCA_012897115 NRRL 2999 37.0 

Mitochondrial DNA sequence:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of BP
NC_041445  29 141 
Cirkulärt DNA.

18S rRNA Seq:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of NT
D63699 NFRI1153 1733 

ITS regions:
ACC-No GenBankStrain/IsolateNumber of NTGenes
NR_151784 CBS 260.67TM 529 ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS 2, 28S rRNA 

Taxonomy/phylogeny:
Updated:2022-06-22

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