Aspergillus deflectus

Aspergillus deflectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. deflectus
Binomial name
Aspergillus deflectus
Fennell & Raper (1955)
Type strain
ATCC 16807, CBS 109.55, IMI 61448, NRRL 2206, QM 1904, UC4638, WB 2206

Aspergillus deflectus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It produces a group of antimicrobial chemical compounds known as deflectins. Aspergillus deflectus is in rare cases pathogenic. It is from the Usti section.