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Eukaryota > Fungi > Mitosporic Fungi > Aspergillus > Aspergillus flavus

Preferred term

Aspergillus flavus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus
  • Petromyces flavus
  • txid5059

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CQQGVTWB-6

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