In
1729, the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli classified the
genus Aspergillus. He observed the fungus under a microscope and compared the
shape of it to a holy water sprinkler called aspergillum (from the Latin
spargere that means to sprinkle).
It was only in 1809 that Johann Heinrich
Friedrich Link a German mycologist described the fungus. Much later in 1856 the
famous Rudolf Virchow reported the first case of human pulmonary aspergillosis.
Genus:
Aspergillus is a genus composed of hundreds of mold species that can be found
in different environments worldwide. They are a pervasive group of fungi, which
from time to time, may produce significant and occasionally deadly infections
in humans. Aspergilli are known to produce diverse toxins, including a very
powerful carcinogen known as aflatoxin. These fungi may be found ubiquitous
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