Aspergillus sergii

Aspergillus sergii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. sergii
Binomial name
Aspergillus sergii P. Rodrigues, S.W. Peterson, Venâncio & N. Lima [1]

Aspergillus sergii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus first isolated from almonds and maize in Portugal. ^[1] It is from the Flavi section. ^[1] It has been reported to produce aflatoxin G, aflatoxin B, and cyclopiazonic acid. ^[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References

1. Soares, C.; Rodrigues, P.; Peterson, S. W.; Lima, N.; Venancio, A. (2011). "Three new species of Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from almonds and maize in Portugal". Mycologia. 104 (3): 682–697. doi:10.3852/11-088. hdl: 10198/7209 . ISSN   0027-5514. PMID   22123651. S2CID   29511847.

Further reading

• Soares C, Peterson S, Rodrigues P, Lima N, Venâncio A (2011). "Three new aflatoxigenic species of Aspergillus section Flavi isolated in Portugal". Book of Abstracts of the ECCOXXX–30th Annual Meeting of the European Culture Collection Organisation. CBS. hdl:10198/10130.