This genus and Penicillium produce the SERCA ATPase inhibitor cyclopiazonic acid. Guido Pontecorvo first demonstrated parasexuality with a species in this genus that produces echinocandin B and xylanase. Over 99% of the world’s manufactured citric acid is made with one member of this genus, another member of which causes infections that are diagnosed by the Rosenberg–Patterson criteria. This genus’s presence in fluid lavage is tested with an ELISA that detects (*) galactomannan from this genus’s cell wall. The Japanese term koji denotes members of this genus used to ferment soybeans, often from its oryzae species. Species in this genus, such as nidulans and niger, create a fungus ball in infected people. For 10 points, name this fungal genus that produces aflatoxins and invades the lungs and blood vessels of immunocompromised patients. ■END■
| 2025 Chicago Open | 2025-08-09 | Y | 10 | 100% | 20% | 20% | 97.20 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shahar Schwartz | Li Bai Chocolate Mushussu Pacha Latte | BHSU X | 35 | 15 |
| Billy Busse | BHSU B | Thamos, King of Egypt: The Sahara of the Mozart | 64 | 15 |
| Cyrus Zhou | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 2k5, RNBQKBNR b Q - 99 66 | I worship the Pyramid (abandoned Soviet coal mining settlement on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard) | 77 | -5 |
| Eric Mukherjee | Floridovician | Enjoying the Hole Experience | 87 | 10 |
| John Marvin | "Real quiz bowl" only consists of the ACF academic pyramidal scene and the late 2010s NAQT scene. | The RAND Coöperation | 87 | 10 |
| Andrew Ullsperger | The Met on Laserdisc. Bravo! | Do re mi fa serving negs | 92 | 10 |
| JinAh Kim | The True Dharma Eye of the Juan Soto School | Big is moving to Evanston! | 92 | 10 |
| Kai Smith | Will They Ever Finish Bruckner’s Ninth Boulevard? | One Microscopic Pog in His Chat-astrophic Plan | 100 | -5 |
| Adam Fine | Halifax Shipping Services | Woke Michael Du be like "I'm a genders player" | 126 | 10 |
| Kevin Wang | I worship the Pyramid (abandoned Soviet coal mining settlement on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard) | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 2k5, RNBQKBNR b Q - 99 66 | 129 | 10 |
| Kenji Shimizu | One Microscopic Pog in His Chat-astrophic Plan | Will They Ever Finish Bruckner’s Ninth Boulevard? | 130 | 10 |
| Conor Thompson | "real numbers are uncountable" factoid actually just statistical error. diagonal georg | Mumbo Jumbo Will Labubu | 130 | 10 |