Screening of Single Nucletide Polymorphism in polyketide synthase gene of Aspergillus flavus isolates

Abstract

Aspergillus is a group of moulds, which is a member of the phylum Ascomycota. There are about 200 species of Aspergillus, which have been identified. These are found worldwide and are the most common type of fungi in the environment about 20 species of Aspergillus are known to be harmful to human and other animals. Various species of Aspergillus, which cause opportunistic infection includes:  Aspergillus fumigates  Aspergillus flavus  Aspergillus terreus  Aspergillus glaucus  Aspergillus nidulans  Aspergillus niger  Aspergillus oryzae  Aspergillus clavatus  Aspergillus ustus  Aspergillus versicolor Table 1 . Microscopic features of various Aspergillus species.