Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillosis |Biomedgrid

Aspergillus species are saprophytic fungi distribute everywhere in the environment in the air, soil, on the surfaces, on plant leave surfaces and plant debris. While the saprophytic nature of Aspergillus spp means they fully depend on environmental materials [1], which allows them to produce enzymes [1,2]. Also, it is a spore-forming mold fungus reproduces asexually by producing spores in the form of conidia. Therefore, the conidial spores are densely produced into the air during sporulation and are consistently inhaled by humans and animals in hundreds per day [2]. For instance, the direct inoculation of the skin surgical wounds, and burns as result of dissemination [3]. The incidence of infection may be severely in immunosuppressed patients [3]. That it can be pathogenic in humans causing severe allergic reactions and respiratory opportunistic fungal infection known as aspergillosis especially in immune-compromised individuals [2]. Aspergillosis in its most significant form is an infectious disease caused by Aspergillus spp [3,4].