Aspergillus parasiticus

A. parasiticus if less widely distributed as campare to A. Flavus .A. parasiticus have similar growth patterns as A. Flavus .Growth occurs at a pH ranging from 2 to 10.5. growth temperatures of 32-33 ºC and can growth at 10-42 ºC, Aflatoxins are produced at 12-40º C.

Organism Details:
Shape and Size
variable in length, mostly 300 700 ¼m long subglobose or irregularly shaped,
Genome Information
Aspergillus parasiticus is a mold ( GI: 45477378 has a linear DNA of 82081 bp .
Food Source
Meat and Meat Products Milk and Milk Products Soft Cheeses Hard Cheeses Fish and Fish Products Fruits and Vegetables Water and Beverages Delicatessen Cereals Spices Honey Eggs
Pathological Factor
A. parasiticus produces aflatoxins B -1, B-2 , G-1 and G 2 but not cyclopiazonic acid and almost all the strains are Toxigenic. The which can occur in naturally contaminated agricultural commodities
Disease
It causes severe gastrointestinal and neurological disorders along with degenerative changes and necrosis in the digestive tract, liver, kidney and heart.
Affected Body Organs
Classification
Kingdom Fungi
Phylum Ascomycota
Class Eurotiomycetes
Order Eurotiales
Family Trichocomaceae
Genus Aspergillus
Section Flavi[1]
Species A. Parasiticus