Aspergillus bertholletius

Aspergillus bertholletius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. bertholletius
Binomial name
	Aspergillus bertholletius; Taniwaki, Pitt and Frisvad (2012)

Last updated August 17, 2025

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.

Aspergillus bertholletius growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus bertholletius growing on MEAOX plate

References

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.
↑ Carvajal-Campos, Amaranta; Manizan, Ama; Tadrist, Souria; Akaki, David; Koffi-Nevry, Rose; Moore, Geromy; Fapohunda, Stephen; Bailly, Sylviane; Montet, Didier; Oswald, Isabelle; Lorber, Sophie; Brabet, Catherine; Puel, Olivier (2017). "Aspergillus korhogoensis, a Novel Aflatoxin Producing Species from the Côte d'Ivoire". Toxins. 9 (11): 353. doi: 10.3390/toxins9110353 . PMC 5705968 . PMID 29088078.

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[thomchurch1926-1] 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.

[isolation-2] Carvajal-Campos, Amaranta; Manizan, Ama; Tadrist, Souria; Akaki, David; Koffi-Nevry, Rose; Moore, Geromy; Fapohunda, Stephen; Bailly, Sylviane; Montet, Didier; Oswald, Isabelle; Lorber, Sophie; Brabet, Catherine; Puel, Olivier (2017). "Aspergillus korhogoensis, a Novel Aflatoxin Producing Species from the Côte d'Ivoire". Toxins. 9 (11): 353. doi: 10.3390/toxins9110353 . PMC 5705968 . PMID 29088078.

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