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Aspergillus oryzae is a mold used in East Asia to saccharify rice, sweet potato, and barley in the making of alcoholic beverages such as sake and shōchū, and also to ferment soybeans for making soy sauce and miso. It is one of the different koji molds ニホンコウジカビ (日本麹黴) (Japanese: nihon kōji kabi) used for food fermentation.
Aspergillus (/ ˌ æ s p ər ˈ dʒ ɪ l ə s /) is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide. Aspergillus was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli.
A Aspergillus acidohumus A.J. Chen, Frisvad & Samson (2016) Aspergillus acidus Kozak. (1989) Aspergillus acolumnaris Varshney & A.K. Sarbhoy (1981) Aspergillus acrensis Hubka, A. Nováková, Yaguchi, Matsuz. & Y. Horie (2018) Aspergillus aculeatinus Noonim, Frisvad, Varga & Samson (2008) Aspergillus aculeatus Iizuka (1953) Aspergillus acutus Blaser (1976) Aspergillus aeneus Sappa (1954 ...
Aspergillus fumigatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus, and is one of the most common Aspergillus species to cause disease in individuals with an immunodeficiency. Aspergillus fumigatus , a saprotroph widespread in nature, is typically found in soil and decaying organic matter, such as compost heaps, where it plays an essential ...
Aspergillus sojae is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. In Japan, it is used to make the ferment of soy sauce, miso, mirin, and other lacto-fermented condiments such as tsukemono. Soy sauce condiment is produced by fermenting soybeans with A. sojae, [1] along with water and salt.
Aspergillus penicillioides is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus, and is among the most xerophilic fungi. [ 1 ] Aspergillus penicillioides is typically found in indoor air, house dust , and on substrates with low water activity , such as dried food, papers affected by foxing , and inorganic objects such as binocular lenses. [ 2 ]
Aspergillus luchuensis (previous names A. foetidus and A. acidus) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It belongs to the group of black Aspergilli which are important industrial workhorses. [2] [3] [4] The fungus has been used to make awamori, a distilled spirit in Okinawa Island, Japan, [5] and is also used to make shōchū and sake.
Aspergillus parasiticus is a fungus belonging to the genus Aspergillus. [1] This species is an unspecialized saprophytic mold, mostly found outdoors in areas of rich soil with decaying plant material as well as in dry grain storage facilities. [ 2 ]