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MeSH Heading: Aspergillus flavus
Tree Number(s): B01.300.381.081.170
Unique ID: D001231
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001231
Annotation: infection: coordinate with ASPERGILLOSIS
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.
Entry Term(s): Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus; Petromyces flavus
Registry Number: txid5059
Previous Indexing: Aspergillus (1966-1971)
See Also: Aflatoxins
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(72)
Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

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immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

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physiology (PH)

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virology (VI)

Aspergillus flavus MeSH Descriptor Data 2023