Aspergillus pseudocaelatus

Aspergillus pseudocaelatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. pseudocaelatus
Binomial name
Aspergillus pseudocaelatus Varga, Frisvad & Samson, 2011 [1]

Aspergillus pseudocaelatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It was first isolated from an Arachis burkartii leaf in Argentina. It is most related to the non-aflatoxin producing Aspergillus caelatus , producing aflatoxins B and G, as well as cyclopiazonic acid and kojic acid. ^[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1. Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2011). "Two new aflatoxin producing species, and an overview of Aspergillus section Flavi". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 57–80. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.05. ISSN   0166-0616. PMC   3161756 . PMID   21892243.

Further reading

• Lakkireddy K, Kasturi K, KRS SR (2014). "Aflatoxins in Food and Feed: The Science of Safe Food" (PDF). Practice. 3: 5.
• Andersson, Ellinor (2012). "A small growth study of Aspergillus section Flavi, and potentially aflatoxigenic fungi and aflatoxin occurrence in Brazil nuts from local markets in Manaus, Brazil" (PDF). Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Microbiology. urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-1782.