Aspergillus pseudoustus

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

Aspergillus pseudoustus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Usti section. [1] The species was first described in 2011. [1] It has been reported to produce asperugins, austamide, austocystin, norsolorinic acid, versicolorin C, and averufin. [1]

Growth and morphology

A. pseudoustus 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC   3161758 . PMID   21892244.