Aspergillus astellatus

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Aspergillus astellatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. astellatus
Binomial name
Aspergillus astellatus
(Fennell & Raper) Houbraken, Visagie & Samson 2014 [1]
Type strain
CBS 134.55, CBS 261.93, NRRL 2396, WB 2396 = CBS 134.55 = IBT 22589 [2]
Synonyms

Aspergillus variecolor var. astellatus, [2]
Aspergillus stellatus var. astellatus, [1]
Emericella astellata [2]

Contents

Aspergillus astellatus is a species of the genus of Aspergillus . [1] [2] It is from the Nidulantes section. [3] Aspergillus astellatus produces Aflatoxin B1, Aflatoxin B2 and sterigmatocystin. [4] [5]

Growth and morphology

A. astellatus 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

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