Aspergillus niger is a filamentous fungus that has many applications in biotechnology.[1] This eukaryotic organism belongs to the Fungi kingdom and the Aspergillus genus. The use of microorganisms in biotechnology is common, however A. niger is considered to be one of the most essential of those microorganisms.[2]
The significance of A. niger is the industrial role that it plays in the production of proteins, enzymes and fermentation. It is capable of producing heterologous proteins, such as human cytokine interleukin -6. [3] This very useful microbe is even referred to as an "industrial workhorse" because of the frequent use in many applications