Aspergillus latus

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Aspergillus latus
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. latus
Binomial name
Aspergillus latus
(Thom & Raper) A.J. Chen, Frisvad & Samson (2016) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aspergillus montenegroiY. Horie, Miyaji & Nishim. 1996 [1]
    • Emericella montenegroiY. Horie, Miyaji & Nishim. 1996 [1]
  • Aspergillus nidulans var. latusThom & Raper 1939 [2]
    • Emericella nidulans var. lata(Thom & Raper) Subram. 1972 [1]
  • Aspergillus sublatusHorie 1979 [1]
    • Emericella sublataHorie 1979 [1]

Aspergillus latus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus in the Nidulantes section. [1]

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Taxonomy

The species was first published in 1939 as a variety of Aspergillus nidulans . It was described as separate species in 2016. [1] At the same time, Aspergillus montenegroi and Aspergillus sublatus were found to be homotypic synonyms of A. latus, [1] however as of August 2023, they continue to be listed as accepted species in Index Fungorum .

Ecology

Strains of A. latus have been found worldwide from a variety of sources, notably soil, foods and in association with plants such as Geranium nepalense and Erica . [1]

Growth and morphology

A. latus 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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.
  2. ↑ Page Names Record (Aspergillus nidulans var. latus Thom & Raper) on "Species Fungorum". Index Fungorum . Retrieved 2023-08-31.


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