Aspergillus venenatus
Appearance
Aspergillus venenatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Aspergillaceae |
Genus: | Aspergillus |
Species: | A. venenatus
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Binomial name | |
Aspergillus venenatus Jurjević, S.W. Peterson & B.W. Horn (2012)[1]
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Aspergillus venenatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Versicolores section.[1] The species was first described in 2012.[1]
Growth and morphology
[edit]A. venenatus 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 venenatus growing on CYA plate
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Aspergillus venenatus growing on MEAOX plate
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Šimonovičová A, Kraková L, Pangallo D, Majorošová M, Piecková E, Bodoriková S, Dörnhoferová M (2015). "Fungi on mummified human remains and in the indoor air in the Kuffner family crypt in Sládkovičovo (Slovakia)". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 99: 157–164. doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.12.011.
- Despot DJ, Kocsubé S, Bencsik O, Kecskeméti A, Szekeres A, Vágvölgyi C, Varga J, Klarić MŠ (2016). "Species diversity and cytotoxic potency of airborne sterigmatocystin-producing Aspergilli from the section Versicolores" (PDF). Science of the Total Environment. 562: 296–304. Bibcode:2016ScTEn.562..296D. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.183. PMID 27100010.