Aspergillus bertholletius

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Aspergillus bertholletius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. bertholletius
Binomial name
Aspergillus bertholletius
Taniwaki, Pitt and Frisvad (2012) [1]

Aspergillus bertholletius is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Flavi section. [2] The species was first described in 2012. [1] It has been isolated from Brazil nuts ( Bertholletia excelsa ). [1]

Growth and morphology

A. bertholletius 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 3 Taniwaki, Marta H; Pitt, John I; Iamanaka, Beatriz T; Sartori, Daniele; Copetti, Marina V; Balajee, Arun; Fungaro, Maria Helena P; Frisvad, Jens C (2012). "Aspergillus bertholletius sp. nov. From Brazil Nuts". PLOS ONE. 7 (8): e42480. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...742480T. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042480 . PMC   3428331 . PMID   22952594.
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