Aspergillus galapagensis

Aspergillus galapagensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. galapagensis
Binomial name
Aspergillus galapagensis (Frisvad, S.B. Hong & Samson) Samson, Frisvad & Houbraken (2014) [1]
Synonyms
Neosartorya galapagensis

Aspergillus galapagensis (also named Neosartorya galapagensis) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Fumigati section. ^[2] Several fungi from this section produce heat-resistant ascospores, and the isolates from this section are frequently obtained from locations where natural fires have previously occurred. ^[2] The species was first described in 2014. ^[1] It has been isolated from soil in Ecuador. ^[2] It has been reported to produce gregatins. ^[2]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1. Samson R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, S-B.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsube, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. 2014. Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus. Studies in Mycology. 78:141-173
2. Samson, R.A.; Hong, S.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Fumigati and its teleomorph Neosartorya". Studies in Mycology. 59: 147–203. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.14. PMC   2275200 . PMID   18490953.

Further reading

• "Neosartorya galapagensis. A-B. Colonies 14 d 25 °C. A. | Open-i". Openi.NLM.nih.gov.
• Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, S.-B.; 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. (June 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.