Aspergillus neocarnoyi

Aspergillus neocarnoyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. neocarnoyi
Binomial name
	Aspergillus neocarnoyi; Kozakiewicz (1989)
Synonyms
	Eurotium carnoyiMalloch & Cain (1972) [teleomorph];

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus neocarnoyi is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Aspergillus section.^[3] The species was first described in 1989.^[1] It has been reported to produce asperentins, asperflavin, auroglaucin, a bisanthron, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, flavoglaucin, neoechinulins, questin, questinol, tetracyclic, and tetrahydroauroglaucin.^[3]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Kozakiewicz, Z. 1989. Aspergillus species on the stored products. Mycological Papers. 161:1-188
↑ Houbraken J, Kocsubé S, Visagie CM, Yulmaz N, Wang XC, Meijer M, Kraak B, Hubka V, Bensch K, Samson RA, Frisvad JC (2020). "Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species". Studies in Mycology. 95: 5–169. doi: 10.1016/j.simyco.2020.05.002 . PMC 7426331 .
1 2 Chen, A.J.; Hubka, V.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Varga, J.; Demirel, R.; Jurjevic, Z.; Kubátová, A.; Sklenár, F.; Zhou, Y.G.; Samson, R.A. (2017). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium), and its occurrence in indoor environments and food". Studies in Mycology. 88: 37–135. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.07.001. PMC 5573881 . PMID 28860671.

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[a_1931-1] 1 2 Kozakiewicz, Z. 1989. Aspergillus species on the stored products. Mycological Papers. 161:1-188

[Houbraken2020-2] Houbraken J, Kocsubé S, Visagie CM, Yulmaz N, Wang XC, Meijer M, Kraak B, Hubka V, Bensch K, Samson RA, Frisvad JC (2020). "Classification of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Talaromyces and related genera (Eurotiales): An overview of families, genera, subgenera, sections, series and species". Studies in Mycology. 95: 5–169. doi: 10.1016/j.simyco.2020.05.002 . PMC 7426331 .

[isolation-3] 1 2 Chen, A.J.; Hubka, V.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Varga, J.; Demirel, R.; Jurjevic, Z.; Kubátová, A.; Sklenár, F.; Zhou, Y.G.; Samson, R.A. (2017). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium), and its occurrence in indoor environments and food". Studies in Mycology. 88: 37–135. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.07.001. PMC 5573881 . PMID 28860671.

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