Aspergillus niger Assembly and Gene Annotation

About Aspergillus niger (GCA_002211485.2)

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Aspergillus niger is a fungus and one of the most common species of the genus Aspergillus. It causes a disease called "black mold" on certain fruits and vegetables such as grapes, apricots, onions, and peanuts, and is a common contaminant of food. It is ubiquitous in soil and is commonly reported from indoor environments, where its black colonies can be confused with those of Stachybotrys (species of which have also been called "black mold"). It also produces the isoflavone orobol.

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Assembly

The assembly presented has been imported from INSDC and has the assembly accession GCA_002211485.2.

Annotation

The annotation presented is derived from annotation submitted to INSDC with the assembly accession [GCA_002211485.2] (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/GCA_002211485.2), with additional non-coding genes from Rfam. For more details, please visit INSDC annotation import.

More information

General information about this species can be found in Wikipedia.