Aspergillus granulosus

Aspergillus granulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. granulosus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus granulosus; Raper & Thom (1944)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus granulosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Usti section.^[2] The species was first described in 1944.^[1] It has been reported to produce asperugins, ustic acids, nidulol, and drimans.^[2]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Raper, K.B.; Thom, C. 1944. New aspergilli from soil. Mycologia. 36(6):555-575
1 2 Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758 . PMID 21892244.

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[thomchurch1926-1] 1 2 Raper, K.B.; Thom, C. 1944. New aspergilli from soil. Mycologia. 36(6):555-575

[isolation-2] 1 2 Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758 . PMID 21892244.

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