Aspergillus albertensis

Aspergillus albertensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. albertensis
Binomial name
	Aspergillus albertensis; J.P. Tewari (1985)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus albertensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Flavi section.^[2] The species was first described in 1985.^[1] It was isolated from a human ear in Canada.^[2]A. albertensis has been shown to produce ochratoxin A and B.^[2] It forms yellow spores.^[3]

Growth and morphology

A. albertensis 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.

Aspergillus albertensis growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus albertensis growing on MEAOX plate

References

1 2 Tewari, J.P. (1985). "A new indeterminate stromatal type in Petromyces". Mycologia. 77 (1): 114–120. doi:10.2307/3793255.
1 2 3 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2011). "Aflatoxin producing species, and an overview of Aspergillus section Flavi". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 57–80. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.05. PMC 3161756 . PMID 21892243.
↑ Visagie, C.M.; Varga, J.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Kocsubé, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Fotedar, R.; Seifert, K.A.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2014). "Ochratoxin production and taxonomy of the yellow aspergilli (Aspergillus section Circumdati)". Studies in Mycology. 78: 1–61. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.001. PMC 4255584 . PMID 25492980.

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[thomchurch1926-1] 1 2 Tewari, J.P. (1985). "A new indeterminate stromatal type in Petromyces". Mycologia. 77 (1): 114–120. doi:10.2307/3793255.

[isolation-2] 1 2 3 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2011). "Aflatoxin producing species, and an overview of Aspergillus section Flavi". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 57–80. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.05. PMC 3161756 . PMID 21892243.

[isolation3-3] Visagie, C.M.; Varga, J.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Kocsubé, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Fotedar, R.; Seifert, K.A.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2014). "Ochratoxin production and taxonomy of the yellow aspergilli (Aspergillus section Circumdati)". Studies in Mycology. 78: 1–61. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.001. PMC 4255584 . PMID 25492980.

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