Aspergillus egyptiacus

Aspergillus egyptiacus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. egyptiacus
Binomial name
Aspergillus egyptiacus Moubasher & Moustafa (1972) [1]

Aspergillus egyptiacus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Cavernicolus section. ^[2] The species was first described in 1972. ^[1] It was isolated from sandy soil in Egypt. ^[2]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1. Moubasher & Moustafa 1972, Egypt. J. Bot. 15: 153
2. Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC   5198626 . PMID   28050053.

Further reading

• Richard J., Cole (2012). Modern Methods in the Analysis and Structural Elucidation of Mycotoxins. Oxford: Elsevier Science. ISBN   978-0-323-14853-5.
• Zhu, editors, Jian Chen, Yang (2014). Solid state fermentation for foods and beverages. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN   978-1-439-84496-0.{{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
• Zohri, AA; Ismail, MA (1994). "Based on biochemical and physiological behavior, where is Aspergillus egyptiacus better placed?". Folia Microbiologica. 39 (5): 415–9. doi:10.1007/BF02814449. PMID   7537240. S2CID   33580083.
• Ismail, M.A.; Zohri, A.A. (March 1994). "Confirmation of the relationships of Aspergillus egyptiacus and Emericella nidulans using progesterone transformation". Letters in Applied Microbiology. 18 (3): 130–131. doi:10.1111/j.1472-765X.1994.tb00825.x. S2CID   84983290.