Aspergillus dimorphicus

Aspergillus dimorphicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. dimorphicus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus dimorphicus; B.S. Mehrotra & R. Prasad (1969)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus dimorphicus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Cremei section.^[2] The species was first described in 1969.^[1] It has been reported to produce wentilactones.^[3]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Mehrotra, B.S.; Prasad, R. 1969. Aspergillus dimorphicus and Emericella cleisto-minuta sp. nov. from Indian soils. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 52(2):331-336
↑ Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, B.-S.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen, C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.A.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsubé, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. (2014). "Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus". Studies in Mycology. 78: 141–173. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. PMC 4260807 . PMID 25492982.
↑ Xu, Rui; Xu, Gang-Ming; Li, Xiao-Ming; Li, Chun-Shun; Wang, Bin-Gui (2015). "Characterization of a Newly Isolated Marine Fungus Aspergillus dimorphicus for Optimized Production of the Anti-Tumor Agent Wentilactones". Marine Drugs. 13 (11): 7040–7054. doi: 10.3390/md13117040 . PMC 4663565 . PMID 26610530.

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[a_2004-1] 1 2 Mehrotra, B.S.; Prasad, R. 1969. Aspergillus dimorphicus and Emericella cleisto-minuta sp. nov. from Indian soils. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 52(2):331-336

[isolation-2] Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, B.-S.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen, C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.A.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsubé, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. (2014). "Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus". Studies in Mycology. 78: 141–173. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. PMC 4260807 . PMID 25492982.

[extrolite-3] Xu, Rui; Xu, Gang-Ming; Li, Xiao-Ming; Li, Chun-Shun; Wang, Bin-Gui (2015). "Characterization of a Newly Isolated Marine Fungus Aspergillus dimorphicus for Optimized Production of the Anti-Tumor Agent Wentilactones". Marine Drugs. 13 (11): 7040–7054. doi: 10.3390/md13117040 . PMC 4663565 . PMID 26610530.

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