Aspergillus hortai

Aspergillus hortai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. hortai
Binomial name
	Aspergillus hortai; (Langeron) C.W. Dodge (1935)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus hortai is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Terrei section.^[2] The species was first described in 1935.^[1] It has been isolated from the ear of a human in Brazil, soil from the Galapagos Islands, and soil from the United States.^[2] It has been reported to produce acetylaranotin, butyrolactones, citrinin, 3-methylorsellinic acid, terrein, and terrequinone A.^[2]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Aspergillus hortae (Langeron) C.W. Dodge, Medical mycology. Fungous diseases of men and other mammals: 628 (1935) [MB#252620]
1 2 3 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.

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[renamed_from_1935_on_20181009055705-1] 1 2 Aspergillus hortae (Langeron) C.W. Dodge, Medical mycology. Fungous diseases of men and other mammals: 628 (1935) [MB#252620]

[isolation-2] 1 2 3 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.

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