Aspergillus pragensis

Aspergillus pragensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. pragensis
Binomial name
	Aspergillus pragensis; Hubka, Frisvad & M. Kolařík (2014)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus pragensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Candidi section.^[1] The species was first described in 2014.^[1] It has been reported to produce chlorflavonin, polar compound X, terphenyllin, 3-hydroxyterphenyllin, chlorflavonin, metabolite, 6-epi-stephacidin A, and terphenyllin.^[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 3 4 Hubka, Vit; Lyskova, Pavlina; Frisvad, Jens. C.; Peterson, Stephen W.; Skorepova, Magdalena; Kolarik, Miroslav (2014). "Aspergillus pragensis sp. nov. discovered during molecular reidentification of clinical isolates belonging to Aspergillus section Candidi". Medical Mycology. 52 (6): 565–576. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myu022 . PMID 24951723.

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[thomchurch1926-1] 1 2 3 4 Hubka, Vit; Lyskova, Pavlina; Frisvad, Jens. C.; Peterson, Stephen W.; Skorepova, Magdalena; Kolarik, Miroslav (2014). "Aspergillus pragensis sp. nov. discovered during molecular reidentification of clinical isolates belonging to Aspergillus section Candidi". Medical Mycology. 52 (6): 565–576. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myu022 . PMID 24951723.

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