Aspergillus savannensis

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Aspergillus savannensis
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. savannensis
Binomial name
Aspergillus savannensis
A.J. Chen, Frisvad & Samson (2016) [1]

Aspergillus savannensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . It is from the Nidulantes section. [1] The species was first described in 2016. [1] It has been isolated from soil in Namibia. [1]

Growth and morphology

A. savannensis 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 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.