Aspergillus flavus
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Aspergillus flavus is a fungus and one of the species of Aspergillus that is common in the environment and responsible for pathology in humans.
It is the second most common cause of pulmonary aspergillosis (after Aspergillus fumigatus) and can additionally cause corneal, otomycotic, and nasoorbital infections. Many strains produce significant quantities of aflatoxin which is acutely toxic and carcinogenic. A. flavus spores are also allergenic.
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AspergillusAspergillus fumigatusAspergillus flavusAspergillus clavatus
-<p><strong>Aspergillus flavus</strong> is a fungus and one of the species of <a href="/articles/aspergillus" title="Aspergillus">Aspergillus</a> that is common in the environment and responsible for pathology in humans.</p><p>It is the second most common cause of pulmonary aspergillosis (after <em><a href="/articles/aspergillus-fumigatus" title="Aspergillus fumigatus">Aspergillus fumigatus</a></em>) and can additionally cause corneal, otomycotic, and nasoorbital infections. Many strains produce significant quantities of <a href="/articles/aflatoxin" title="aflatoxin">aflatoxin</a> which is acutely toxic and carcinogenic. A. flavus spores are also allergenic.</p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/pulmonary-aspergillosis" title="Pulmonary aspergillosis">pulmonary aspergillosis</a></li><li><a href="/articles/hypersensitivity-pneumonitis" title="hypersensitivity pneumonitis">hypersensitivity pneumonitis</a></li></ul><h4>See also</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/aspergillus" title="Aspergillus">Aspergillus</a><ul><li><em><a href="/articles/aspergillus-fumigatus" title="Aspergillus fumigatus">Aspergillus fumigatus</a></em></li><li><em><strong>Aspergillus flavus</strong></em></li><li><em><a href="/articles/aspergillus-clavatus" title="Aspergillus clavatus">Aspergillus clavatus</a></em></li></ul></li></ul>- +<p><strong>Aspergillus flavus</strong> is a fungus and one of the species of <a href="/articles/aspergillus">Aspergillus</a> that is common in the environment and responsible for pathology in humans.</p><p>It is the second most common cause of pulmonary aspergillosis (after <em><a href="/articles/aspergillus-fumigatus">Aspergillus fumigatus</a></em>) and can additionally cause corneal, otomycotic, and nasoorbital infections. Many strains produce significant quantities of <a href="/articles/aflatoxin">aflatoxin</a> which is acutely toxic and carcinogenic. A. flavus spores are also allergenic.</p><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul>
- +<li><a href="/articles/pulmonary-aspergillosis">pulmonary aspergillosis</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/hypersensitivity-pneumonitis">hypersensitivity pneumonitis</a></li>
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