Organisms

Aspergillus niger

An imperfect fungus causing smut or black mold of several fruits and vegetables such as grapes, apricots, onions, and peanuts, and is a common contaminant of food.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An imperfect fungus causing smut or black mold of several fruits and vegetables such as grapes, apricots, onions, and peanuts, and is a common contaminant of food.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Aspergillus lacticoffeatus

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Aspects Covered

15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate with ASPERGILLOSIS

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History Note

78(75)

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Previous Indexing

  • Aspergillus (1966-1974)

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  1. B01w.300w.381w.081w.450w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Aspergillus niger. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001234. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001234
  2. Aspergillus niger. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus_niger
  3. Aspergillus niger. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132014