Aspergillus foveolatus

Aspergillus foveolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. foveolatus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus foveolatus; Y. Horie (1978)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus foveolatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Nidulantes section.^[2] The species was first described in 1978.^[1] It has been isolated from the herbal drug Tribulus terrestris in India.^[2] It has been reported to produce asperthecin, dethiosecoemestrin, emestrin, emestrin B, secoemestrin C, secoemestrin D, emericellenes A-E, desferritriacetylfusigen, paxillin, and violaceic acid.^[2]

References

1 2 Horie, Y. 1978. A new species of Emericella from India herbal drug. Transactions of the Mycological Society of Japan. 19:313-317
1 2 3 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.

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[h_1978-1] 1 2 Horie, Y. 1978. A new species of Emericella from India herbal drug. Transactions of the Mycological Society of Japan. 19:313-317

[isolation-2] 1 2 3 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.

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