aspergillus

American

[as-per-jil-uhs] / ˌæs pərˈdʒɪl əs /

noun

Mycology.

PLURAL

aspergilli

any fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having sporophores with a bristly, knoblike top.

aspergillus British

/ ˌæspəˈdʒɪləs /

noun

any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus , having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family Aspergillaceae

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Etymology

Origin of aspergillus

1840–50; < New Latin: alteration of aspergillum

Example Sentences

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And the project is also looking beyond bacteria to use AI to tackle the rise of deadly fungal infections, starting with Aspergillus mould.

From BBC

Maureen, from East Kilbride, only learned her husband had contracted two infections, stenotrophomonas and aspergillus, after requesting his medical records.

From BBC

Louise Slorance’s husband Andrew died from Covid while being treated for cancer at the hospital in 2020 and also tested positive for aspergillus.

From BBC

For the last seven years, Kammerer has been working with koji mold, or Aspergillus oryzae, which is widely used in Japanese cuisine to ferment soybeans and make things like soy sauce and miso.

From Salon

When she requested his medical notes after his death, she found he had also been treated for a fungus called aspergillus, which had not previously been disclosed to her.

From BBC

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