Aspergillus purpureus

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Aspergillus purpureus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. purpureus
Binomial name
Aspergillus purpureus
Samson & Mouchacca (1975) [1]

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.

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References

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