| Descriptor English: | Aspergillus flavus | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Aspergillus flavus
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Aspergillus flavus | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Aspergillus flavus | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus Petromyces flavus |
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| Tree number(s): |
B01.300.381.081.170 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001231 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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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| Annotation: | infection: coordinate with ASPERGILLOSIS |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PH physiology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
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| Registry Number: | txid5059 | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: |
Aspergillus (1966-1971) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 74 |
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| History Note: | 74(72) |
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| Related: |
Aflatoxins
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 1238 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001231 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QW 180.5.D38 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1974/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Aspergillus flavus
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| Concept UI |
M0001853 |
| Scope note | 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. |
| Preferred term | Aspergillus flavus |
| Entry term(s) |
Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus Petromyces flavus |
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