Aspergillus mottae

Aspergillus mottae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. mottae
Binomial name
Aspergillus mottae C. Soares, S.W. Peterson & Venâncio (2012) [1]

Aspergillus mottae is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus first isolated from almonds and maize in Portugal. ^[2] It is from the Flavi section. ^[1] The species was first described in 2012. ^[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1. Soares, Célia; Rodrigues, Paula; Peterson, Stephen W.; Lima, Nelson; Venancio, Armando (2012). "Three new species of Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from almonds and maize in Portugal". Mycologia. 104 (3): 682–697. doi:10.3852/11-088. hdl: 10198/7209 . PMID   22123651. S2CID   29511847.
2. Soares, Rodrigues & Peterson 2011

Further reading

• Soares, C.; Rodrigues, P.; Peterson, S. W.; Lima, N.; Venancio, A. (2011). "Three new species of Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from almonds and maize in Portugal". Mycologia. 104 (3): 682–697. doi:10.3852/11-088. hdl: 10198/7209 . ISSN   0027-5514. PMID   22123651. S2CID   29511847.