Species of Genus Aspergillus are ubiquitous and have been involved in human affairs since centuries mainly due to their
industrial applications and pathogenicity. In the recent past, larvae of Galleria mellonella are emerged as effective
infection model for both bacteria and fungi. In this present study different species of Aspergillus have been evaluated for
their pathogenicity by injecting G. mellonella larvae with their spores. The main findings of present work are (i) a wild
type prototrophic laboratory strain of A. nidulans (as well as its genetic derivatives) is safe to handle in the laboratory (ii)
A. fumigatus and A. flavus are pathogenic and (iii) previously unreported A. terreus, has quite nasty consequences for
moth larvae and most likely constitute a health risk for humans.
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Keywords: Aspergillus, pathogenicity, larvae, survival