Aspergillus floccosus

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Aspergillus floccosus
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. floccosus
Binomial name
Aspergillus floccosus
(Y.K. Shih) Samson, S.W. Peterson, Frisvad & Varga (2011) [1]

Aspergillus floccosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Terrei section. [1] The species was first described in 2011. [1] It has been reported to produce aszonalenin, butyrolactones, citrinin, a decaturin, dihydrocitrinone, an isocoumarin, and serantrypinone. [1]

Growth and morphology

A. floccosus 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. 1 2 3 4 Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2011). "New species in Aspergillus section Terrei". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 39–55. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.04. PMC   3161753 . PMID   21892242.