Aspergillus deflectus

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Aspergillus deflectus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. deflectus
Binomial name
Aspergillus deflectus
Fennell & Raper (1955) [1] [2]
Type strain
ATCC 16807, CBS 109.55, IMI 61448, NRRL 2206, QM 1904, UC4638, WB 2206 [3]

Aspergillus deflectus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . [2] [3] It produces a group of antimicrobial chemical compounds known as deflectins. [4] Aspergillus deflectus is in rare cases pathogenic. [5] [6] It is from the Usti section. [7]

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Growth and morphology

A. deflectus 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. Fennell, D.I.; Raper, K.B. (1955). "New species and varieties of Aspergillus". Mycologia. 47: 68–89. doi:10.1080/00275514.1955.12024430.
  2. 1 2 "Aspergillus deflectus". www.mycobank.org.
  3. 1 2 "Aspergillus deflectus". www.uniprot.org.
  4. Bycroft, Barrie W. (1987). Dictionary of Antibiotics & Related Substances. CRC Press. ISBN   9780412254505.
  5. Powell, Natasha (2004). Botany. Lotus Press. ISBN   9788189093181.
  6. Safety, University of Minnesota, Department of Environmental Health &. "Aspergillus deflectus". www.dehs.umn.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-12-09.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69: 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC   3161758 . PMID   21892244.

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