Aspergillus alliaceus

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Aspergillus alliaceus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. alliaceus
Binomial name
Aspergillus alliaceus
Thom & Church (1926) [1]

Aspergillus alliaceus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Flavi section. [2] It was first described scientifically by Charles Thom and Margaret Church in 1926. [1] Its associated teleomorph is Petromyces alliaceus. It has yellow spores. [3]

Growth and morphology

A. alliaceus 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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References

  1. 1 2 Thom C, Church M. (1926). The Aspergilli. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. p. 163.
  2. 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.
  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.