Aspergillus pragensis
| Aspergillus pragensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. pragensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus pragensis Hubka, Frisvad & M. Kolařík (2014)[1]
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Aspergillus pragensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Candidi section.[1] The species was first described in 2014.[1] It has been reported to produce chlorflavonin, polar compound X, terphenyllin, 3-hydroxyterphenyllin, chlorflavonin, metabolite, 6-epi-stephacidin A, and terphenyllin.[1]
Growth and morphology
[edit]A. pragensis 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 pragensis growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus pragensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Hubka, Vit; Lyskova, Pavlina; Frisvad, Jens. C.; Peterson, Stephen W.; Skorepova, Magdalena; Kolarik, Miroslav (2014). "Aspergillus pragensis sp. nov. discovered during molecular reidentification of clinical isolates belonging to Aspergillus section Candidi". Medical Mycology. 52 (6): 565–576. doi:10.1093/mmy/myu022. PMID 24951723.
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