Aspergillus terreus

Taxobox
name = "Aspergillus parasiticus"
regnum = Fungi
phylum = Ascomycota
classis = Eurotiomycetes
ordo = Eurotiales
familia = Trichocomaceae
genus = "Aspergillus"
species = "A. terreus"
binomial = "Aspergillus terreus"
binomial_authority =

"Aspergillus terreus" is a fungus, noteworthy for its refractoriness to amphotericin B therapy [http://www.doctorfungus.org/thefungi/aspergillus_terreus.htm] .

It was also the initial source for the drug mevinolin (lovastatin), a drug for lowering serum cholesterol.