Organisms

Aspergillus flavus

A species of imperfect fungi which grows on peanuts and other plants and produces the carcinogenic substance aflatoxin. It is also used in the production of the antibiotic flavicin.

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Abstract

A species of imperfect fungi which grows on peanuts and other plants and produces the carcinogenic substance aflatoxin. It is also used in the production of the antibiotic flavicin.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus
  • Petromyces flavus

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Aspects Covered

15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate with ASPERGILLOSIS

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History Note

74(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Aspergillus (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aspergillus flavus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001231. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001231
  2. Aspergillus flavus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus_flavus
  3. Aspergillus flavus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137096