Aspergillus spinosus
| Aspergillus spinosus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. spinosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus spinosus Kozakiewicz 1989[1]
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC 16898, CBS 483.65, NRRL 5034[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aspergillus fischeri var. spinosus,[2] | |
Aspergillus spinosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus.[3][1][2] Aspergillus spinosus produces aszonalenins, 2-pyrovoylaminobenzamide, fumigachlorin and pseurotins.[4]
Growth and morphology
[edit]A. spinosus 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 spinosus growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus spinosus growing on MEAOX plate
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Aspergillus spinosus". MycoBank. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Aspergillus spinosus". UniProt. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Aspergillus spinosus Kozak". www.gbif.org.
- ^ Lamoth, Frederic; Steinbach, William J. (2016). Advances in Aspergillus fumigatus pathobiology. Frontiers Media SA. ISBN 9782889197897.
Further reading
[edit]- Powell, Keith A.; Renwick, Annabel; Peberdy, John F. (2013). The Genus Aspergillus: From Taxonomy and Genetics to Industrial Application. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781489909817.
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