Aspergillus taichungensis

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Aspergillus taichungensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. taichungensis
Binomial name
Aspergillus taichungensis
Yaguchi, Someya & Udagawa (1995) [1]

Aspergillus taichungensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus . The species was first described in 1995. [1] It is from the Candidi section. [2] The fungi in the Candidi section are known for their white spores. [2] It has been isolated from soil in Taiwan. [1] A. taichungensis has been shown to produce candidusin C, terphenyllin, and 3-hydroxyterphenyllin. [2]

The genome of A. taichungensis was sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus. [3] The genome assembly size was 27.12 Mbp. [3]

Growth and morphology

Aspergillus taichungensis 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

  1. 1 2 3 Yaguchi, Takashi; Someya, Ayako; Udagawa, Shun-ichi (1995). "Aspergillus taichungensis, a new species from Taiwan". Mycoscience. 36 (4): 421–424. doi:10.1007/BF02268626.
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