Aspergillus purpureus

Aspergillus purpureus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. purpureus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus purpureus; Samson & Mouchacca (1975)

Last updated August 17, 2025

Aspergillus purpureus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Nidulantes section.^[2] The species was first described in 1975.^[1] It has been isolated from soil in Egypt.^[2] It has been reported to produce emindol SA, emindol SB, emindol SC, epurpurin A-C, sterigmatocystin, variecolactone, variecolin, and variecolol.^[2]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Samson, R.A.; Mouchacca, J. (1975). "Additional notes on species of Aspergillus, Eurotium and Emericella from Egyptian desert soil". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 41 (3): 343–351. doi:10.1007/bf02565069.
1 2 3 Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626 . PMID 28050053.

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[s_1975-1] 1 2 Samson, R.A.; Mouchacca, J. (1975). "Additional notes on species of Aspergillus, Eurotium and Emericella from Egyptian desert soil". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 41 (3): 343–351. doi:10.1007/bf02565069.

[isolation-2] 1 2 3 Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626 . PMID 28050053.

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