Are there any health risks when working with this fungi?
2007-02-02 05:20:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Maybe... The species you are asking about is not specifically known to be a pathogen, but it's still questionable about the separation of this species from A. flavus which has pathogenic effects (for some people at least). See websites:
http://www.epa.gov/biotech_rule/pubs/pdf/fra007.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/aspergillosis_t.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001326.htm
http://www.aspergillus.org.uk/
2007-02-02 14:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Used to make miso, soy sauce and saki, I found no reference to health hazards with the exception that some people are allergic to aspergillus.
2007-02-02 06:01:34 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I'm aware of but you should be cautious of the Lysergic acid diethylamide...I hear it's a trip
2007-02-02 05:25:26 · answer #3 · answered by BALF is 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus_oryzae
2007-02-03 01:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋