Aspergillus keveii

Aspergillus keveii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. keveii
Binomial name
Aspergillus keveii Varga, Frisvad & Samson (2007) [1]
Type strain
CBS 209.92 [2]

Aspergillus keveii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which has been isolated from soil from Las Palmas in Spain. ^{[2] [3] [1]} It is from the Usti section. ^[1] It has been reported to produce drimans, ophiobolins G and H, and nidulol. ^[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1. Houbraken, J.; Due, M.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 59: 107–128. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.12. PMC   2275196 . PMID   18490949.
2. "Aspergillus keveii". Www.uniprot.org.
3. Samson, Robert A.; Varga, János (2017). Aspergillus Systematics in the Genomic Era. CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre. p. 118. ISSN   0166-0616.

Further reading

• Houbraken, J.; Due, M.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 59: 107–128. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.12. PMC   2275196 . PMID   18490949.