It belongs to the family Aspergillaceae and is genetically close to the genus Penicillium. Aspergillus is large genus of anamorphic fungi. This genus consists of over 340 officially recognized species. Aspergilli have great importance in many fields like plant, animals and human health etc. By MF
factories for the production of enzymes, organic acids, pharmaceuticals They have wide applications and extensively used in industrial (A. oryzae, A. niger), medical (A.fumigatus, A. terreus) & agricultural and food (A. flavus, A. parasiticus) fields Some also produce harmful metabolites Many species of Aspergillus are considered as safe organism by World Health Organization (WHO) and listed as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by the United States Food and Drug Administration such as Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae. By MF