Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus

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Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. parvisclerotigenus
Binomial name
Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus
(Mich. Saito & Tsuruta) Frisvad & Samson (2005) [1]

Aspergillus parvisclerotigenus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Flavi section. [2] The species was first described in 2005. [1] A. parvisclerotigenus has been isolated in Nigeria and has been found to produce aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, aflatoxin G2, aflatrem, aflavarin, aspirochlorin, cyclopiazonic acid, kojic acid, and paspaline. [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Frisvad, J.C.; Skouboe, P.; Samson, R.A. 2005. Taxonomic comparison of three different groups of aflatoxin producers and a new efficient producer of aflatoxin B1, sterigmatocystin and 3-O-methylsterigmatocystin, Aspergillus rambellii sp. nov. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 28(5):442-453
  2. 1 2 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2011). "Aflatoxin producing species, and an overview of Aspergillus section Flavi". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 57–80. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.05. PMC   3161756 . PMID   21892243.
  3. ↑ Frisvad JC, Skouboe P, Samson RA (2005). Taxonomic comparison of three different groups of aflatoxin producers and a new efficient producer of aflatoxin B1, sterigmatocystin and 3-O-methylsterigmatocystin, Aspergillus rambellii sp. nov. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 28: 442–453.


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