Aspergillus persii

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Aspergillus persii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. persii
Binomial name
Aspergillus persii
A.M. Corte & Zotti 2002 [1]
Type strain
CBS 112795, IBT 22660, MUCL 41970 [2]

Aspergillus persii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which can cause onychomycosis. [1] [2] [3] and otomycosis [4]

Contents

It is from the Circumdati section. [5] Aspergillus persii produces xanthomegnin and ochratoxin A. [6] [7] [8]

Growth and morphology

A. persii 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

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  4. Merad, Yassine; Adjmi-Hamoudi, Haiat; Cassaing, Sophie; Mehadji, Mohamed; Berry, Antoine (2016-03-01). "Première description d'Aspergillus persii en tant qu'agent d'otomycose : à propos de trois cas, dans deux différentes villes d'Algérie". Journal de Mycologie Médicale. 26 (1): 70. doi:10.1016/j.mycmed.2016.02.010. ISSN   1156-5233.
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