Aspergillus disease

... A . niger V. Tieghem (black mold) is also commonly found on rice cakes, cooked rice, bread, etc. Although it is highly versatile, it is also harmful. A. fumigatus grows well at 40°C and grows in the lungs of birds (and sometimes humans) causing disease (aspergillosis). The A. glaucus group prefers slightly dry foods, so it often grows on foods with a lot of salt or sugar, leather products, lenses, etc. A. flavus , which is close to A. nihonensis, causes aspergillus disease in insects such as silkworms and produces toxic aflatoxins, which marked the beginning of mycotoxin research. ...

*Some of the terms that refer to "Aspergillus disease" are listed below.

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…クロカビA.niger V.Tieghem(英名black mold)も餅，米飯，パンなどにごく普通である。応用性の高い反面，有害菌もあり，フミガツスコウジカビA.fumigatusは40℃でよく生え，鳥類(ときに人体)の肺に生えて病気(アスペルギルス病)をおこし，カワキコウジカビA.glaucus群はやや乾いたものを好むので，塩分や糖分の多い食品や皮革製品，レンズなどに発生することが多い。ニホンコウジカビに近いフラブスコウジカビA.flavusはカイコをはじめとする昆虫のこうじかび病をおこし，有毒のアフラトキシンを生産し，マイコトキシン研究の端緒となった。…

※「アスペルギルス病」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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