Fungus
aspergillus flavus
Subclass of:
Aspergillus
Definitions related to aspergillus flavus:
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A species of mold fungus in the phylum Ascomycota that is associated with aspergillosis of the lungs.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Aspergillus flavus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Species of imperfect fungi which grows on peanuts and other plants and produces the carcinogenic substance aflatoxin; also used in the production of the antibiotic flavicin.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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