Aspergillus is a genus of around 200 fungi (moulds) found worldwide. It is a filamentous fungus (made of chains of cells, called hyphae, as opposed to yeast which consists of single round cells). Its natural habitat is in hay and compost.

Aspergillus was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pietro Antonio Micheli as Nova plantarum genera juxta Tournafortii methodum disposita. In studying the shape of the fungus, he was reminded of an aspergillum, an instrument used for the dispersion of holy water, thus the name.

Growth and distribution

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Aspergillus species are highly aerobic and are found in almost all oxygen-rich environments, where they commonly grow as molds on the surface of a substrate, as a result of the high oxygen tension. Commonly, fungi are grown on carbon-rich substrates, mainly monosaccharides such as glucose. Aspergillus, however, can also secrete amylase enzymes, which allow it to use polysaccharides as a carbon source, for example starch. As a result of this, Aspergillus species are common contaminants of starchy foods, for example bread and potato, and grow in or on many plants and trees.

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