any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family Aspergillaceae
Word origin
C19: from New Latin aspergillum (from its similar appearance)
Examples of 'aspergilli' in a sentence
aspergilli
Aspergilli were primarily identified using morphological methods in the level of species.
kambiz Diba, seyed hosein Mirhendi, parivash Kordbacheh, zohre Khorshidvand 2014, 'Identification of Aspergillus species using a single restriction enzyme MwoI in RFLPmethod based on the amplification of rDNA gene.', Yaftehhttp://yafte.lums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-451&slc_lang=en&sid=1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This review summarizes the recent strategies for heterologous expression of fungal biosynthetic pathways in aspergilli.
Diana Chinyere Anyaogu, Uffe Hasbro Mortensen 2015, 'Heterologous production of fungal secondary metabolites in Aspergilli', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00077/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Aspergilli were the most numerous throughout the present investigation.
R. S. Kanaujia 2014, 'Studies on certain aspects of root surface fungi II. Succession of fungi on decomposingPennisetum typhoides (Burm. f.) Stapf et Hubb.', Acta Mycologicahttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/am/article/view/4097. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Conidia of both aspergilli were taken up in phagolysosomes 8 h after the challenge.
Natalia eEscobar, Soledad R Ordonez, Han eWösten, Pieter-Jan eHaas, Hans ede Cock,Henk Peter Haagsman 2016, 'Hide, keep quiet, and keep low: properties that make Aspergillus fumigatus a successfullung pathogen', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00438/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Overall, representatives of aspergilli were detected in 90% of samples (75 isolates).
Dana Tančinová, Ľubomír Rybárik, Zuzana Mašková, Zuzana Barboráková, Soňa Felšöciová 2014, 'SPECIES OF GENUS ASPERGILLUS ON GRAPE SLOVAK ORIGIN', Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Scienceshttp://www.jmbfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/83_jmbfs_tancinova_2014_m.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Several mycotoxins are produced by aspergilli, which contaminate our foods and feeds.
János Varga, Krisztina Rigó, Beáta Tóth, József Téren, Zofia Kozakiewicz 2003, 'Evolutionary Relationships among Aspergillus Species Producing Economically ImportantMycotoxins', Food Technology and Biotechnologyhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/163467. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Such a mechanism could also explain the widespread occurrence of ochratoxin and patulin production in aspergilli.
János Varga, Krisztina Rigó, Beáta Tóth, József Téren, Zofia Kozakiewicz 2003, 'Evolutionary Relationships among Aspergillus Species Producing Economically ImportantMycotoxins', Food Technology and Biotechnologyhttp://hrcak.srce.hr/file/163467. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)