Aspergillus fumigatus is a fungus of the genus Aspergillus, and it is one of the most common Aspergillus species to cause disease in humans with a weakened immune response. It is found nearly everywhere in the environment, especially in decomposing organic matter. It has a stable haploid genome, with no known sexual cycle, and reproduces by forming conidaspores that are released into the environment. It is capable of growth at human body temperature and spores are commonly inhaled by almost all in the population, however, these are quickly eliminated by the immune system. Exposure to A. fumigatus in immunocompromised individuals can lead to a condition that is known as aspergillosis. It is also known to cause Stonebrood in honeybees and is classified as one of the diseases of the honeybee. Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Kingdoms Animalia - Animals Fungi Plantae - Plants Protista A eukaryote (also spelled eucaryote) is an organism with complex cells, in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei. ... Divisions Chytridiomycota Zygomycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota The Fungi (singular: fungus) are a large group of organisms ranked as a kingdom within the Domain Eukaryota. ... Classes Archaeascomycetes Discomycetes Euascomycetes Hemiascomycetes Lecanoromycetes Neolectomycetes Pezizomycotina Pneumocystidomycetes Saccharomycotina Schizosaccharomycetes Taphrinomycetes Mitosporic Ascomycota Members of the Division Ascomycota are known as the Sac Fungi and are fungi that produce spores in a distinctive type of microscopic sporangium called an ascus (Greek for a bag or wineskin). This monophyletic grouping... Divisions Chytridiomycota Deuteromycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Fungus growing on a tree in Borneo A fungus (plural fungi) is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells. ... Species A. mellifera— western honeybee A. cerana— eastern honeybee Honeybees are a subset of bees which fall into the Order Hymenoptera and Suborder Apocrita. ... Common diseases, parasites, pests, and ailments of the honeybee include: // Varroa mites Varroa mite on a honeybee larva Main articles: Varroa destructor Varroa destructor and Varroa jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed off the bodily fluids of adult, pupal and larval bees. ...

The symptoms are very general, and typical of many physical problems. Only a physician can make an accurate diagnosis. The symptoms can include fever, weakness, chest pain, unexplained weight loss, aches, a heart murmur, blood in the urine or abnormal urine color, and straight, narrow red lines of broken blood vessels under the nails.

The genome sequences of three Aspergillus species were published in Nature in December 2005, with those of A. fumigatus one of the three. The other two were Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus nidulans, both of which rarely cause disease in humans. Aspergillus oryzae (Japanese: kōji 麹) is a fungus used in Japanese cuisine. ...

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