Aspergillus carlsbadensis

Aspergillus carlsbadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. carlsbadensis
Binomial name
Aspergillus carlsbadensis Frisvad, Varga & Samson, 2011 [1]
Type strain
IBT 14493, CBS 12389 [1]

Aspergillus carlsbadensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which has been isolated from the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico in the United States. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is from the Usti section. ^[3]

Growth and morphology

A. carlsbadensis 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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  Aspergillus carlsbadensis growing on CYA plate
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  Aspergillus carlsbadensis growing on MEAOX plate

References

1. "Aspergillus carlsbadensis". www.uniprot.org.
2. "Aspergillus carlsbadensis". www.mycobank.org.
3. Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (June 2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC   3161758 . PMID   21892244.

Further reading

• "Aspergillus carlsbadensis Frisvad, Varga & Samson sp. nov. A–C.... - Figure 4 of 9". ResearchGate.