Aspergillus assulatus
Appearance
Aspergillus assulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Aspergillaceae |
Genus: | Aspergillus |
Species: | A. assulatus
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Binomial name | |
Aspergillus assulatus (S.B. Hong, Frisvad & Samson) Houbraken, Visagie & Samson (2014)[1]
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Synonyms | |
Neosartorya assulata |
Aspergillus assulatus (also named Neosartorya assulata) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Fumigati section.[2] The species was first described in 2014.[1] It has been reported to produce indole alkaloids and apolar metabolites.[2]
Growth and morphology
[edit]A. assulatus has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar (CYA) plates and Malt Extract Agar Oxoid® (MEAOX) plates. The growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below.
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Aspergillus assulatus growing on CYA plate
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Aspergillus assulatus growing on MEAOX plate
References
[edit]- ^ a b Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, S.-B.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen, C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.A.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsubé, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. (June 2014). "Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus". Studies in Mycology. 78: 141–173. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. PMC 4260807. PMID 25492982.
- ^ a b Samson, R.A.; Hong, S.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Fumigati and its teleomorph Neosartorya". Studies in Mycology. 59: 147–203. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.14. PMC 2275200. PMID 18490953.
Further reading
[edit]- Frisvad, Jens C.; Larsen, Thomas O. (7 January 2016). "Extrolites of Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Pathogenic Species in Aspergillus Section Fumigati". Frontiers in Microbiology. 6: 1485. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.01485. PMC 4703822. PMID 26779142.