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Hot and sexy moulds!

The genus Aspergillus comprises a group of ubiquitous filamentous fungi for which more than 185 species have been described, including many human and plant pathogens, as well as industrially relevant organisms. Recently, the genomes of three Aspergillus species have been analysed, providing a unique opportunity to compare a human opportunistic pathogen, an industrially important fungus and a model organism, all in a single genus.

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Figure 1: Phylogenetic tree of the three Aspergillus species.

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Aspergillus clavatus

Aspergillus fumigatus

Aspergillus nidulans

Neosartorya fischeri

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Trypanosoma brucei

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Pain, A., Böhme, U. & Berriman, M. Hot and sexy moulds!. Nat Rev Microbiol 4, 244–245 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1388

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