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3 unusual facts about Aspergillus fumigatus


Fumagillin

It was isolated in 1949 from the microbial organism Aspergillus fumigatus.

Leptospermum petersonii

The essential oil from L.petersonii inhibits the pathological fungi Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus.

RodA

RodA is a class I 14 kDa hydrophobin protein which is known to coat the spores and conidia of the filamentous fungi Aspergillus fumigatus.



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