Aspergillus asperescens

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Aspergillus asperescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. asperescens
Binomial name
Aspergillus asperescens
Stolk (1954) [1]

Aspergillus asperescens is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Nidulantes section. [2] The species was first described in 1954. [1] It has been isolated from soil from a cave in England. [2]

Growth and morphology

A. asperescens 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 Stolk, A.C. (1954). "Aspergillus asperescens n.sp". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 20 (3): 299–304. doi:10.1007/bf02543732.
  2. 1 2 Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC   5198626 . PMID   28050053.