Aspergillus navahoensis

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Aspergillus navahoensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. navahoensis
Binomial name
Aspergillus navahoensis
M. Christensen & States (1982) [1]

Aspergillus navahoensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Nidulantes section. [2] The species was first described in 1982. [1] It was isolated from sand in Arizona, United States. [2] It has been reported to produce averufin, norsolorinic acid, 6,7,8-trihydroxy-3-methylisocoumarin, [3] desferritriacetylfusigen, echinocandin B, [4] and sterigmatocystin. [5]

Growth and morphology

A. navahoensis 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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References

  1. 1 2 Christensen, M.; States, J.S. 1982. Aspergillus nidulans group: Aspergillus navahoensis, and a revised synoptic key. Mycologia. 74:226-235
  2. 1 2 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.
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  4. ↑ de la Cruz M, Martin J, Gonzales-Menedez V, et al. (2012). Chemical and physical modulation of antibiotic activity in Emericella species. Chemistry and Biodiversity 9: 1095–1113.
  5. ↑ Frisvad JC (1985). Secondary metabolites as an aid to Emericella classification. In: Advances in Penicillium and Aspergillus systematics (Samson RA, Pitt JI, eds), NATO ASI Series. Ser. A.: Life Sciences, Vol. 102. Plenum Press, New York: 437–443.


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