Enzymes of the Genus Aspergillus

Proteomic analysis of rutin-induced secreted proteins from Aspergillus flavus

“…No tannase, a-D D -mannosidase, b-galactosidase, or glucose oxidase activities were detected. Glucose oxidase is an intracellular enzyme in A. niger (Fogarty, 1994), and activity may not be detected in A. flavus as found in this study. Although the data reported here are the results of only one experiment, the data are representative of all growth experiments conducted.…”

Microbial release of potassium from K-bearing minerals by thermophilic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

“…Commonly, this species is found in composts of various types, but it is also one of the most abundant fungi colonizing rock surfaces (See review by Sterflinger, 2000 and reference therein) and a frequent, although not dominant, component of fungal flora in soils (Tansey and Jack, 1976). It is shown that A. fumigatus is able to degrade almost all components of organic waste including sugars, fatty acids, proteins, cellulose, pectin, and xylan (Fogarty, 1994). Although little literature data are available (to the best of our knowledge) to document its importance in geochemical processes, the wide occurrence, broad temperature tolerance, and strong ability of biodegrading suggest a possible potent role of this species in mineral weathering.…”

Mycobiota in the brood cells of the European beewolf, Philanthus triangulum (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)

“…2) bees (Batra et al, 1973) and honey bees (Batra et al, 1973;Gilliam et al, 1974Gilliam et al, , 1977Gilliam et al, , 1989Domsch et al, 1980;Wicklow & Dowd, 1989;Gilliam, 1997), A. fl avus, especially, can be a serious brood pathogen causing the disease of honeybee larvae, known as stonebrood (Burnside & Library, 1927;Gilliam et al, 1974). In addition to being able to grow on a broad range of substrates (Fogarty, 1994), their ability to produce carcinogenic and toxic afl atoxins as well as a broad range of other toxic substances (Brase et al, 2009;Klich, 2009) makes members of the genus Aspergillus strong competitors.…”