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Aspergillus aculeatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. aculeatus
Binomial name
Aspergillus aculeatus
Iizuka (1953)
Synonyms

Aspergillus japonicus var. aculeatus (Iizuka) Al-Musallam (1980)

Aspergillus aculeatus is a fungus species in the genus Aspergillus. It has been implicated as the causative agent in plant disease. A. aculeatus belongs to the group of black Aspergilli which are important industrial workhorses. A. aculeatus belongs to the Nigri section.

Aspergillus aculeatus is considered to be a ubiquitous species that could be usually isolated from rotting fruits and soil. Morphological characteristics such a color, size, shape and ornamentation of conidia are crucial for the classification of strains of black-spored Aspergillus species. Modern biochemical and molecular identification techniques are helpful in the identification of Aspergillus isolates, as black-spored Aspergillus species may have significant variations in their morphological and physiological characteristics.

Aspergillus can rapidly degrade cell walls of plants they infect, and isolates of A. aculeatus have been used to produce a number of important industrial enzymes, including cellulases, hemicellulases and proteases. These by-products are broadly used in the food and feed industries.

Due to its industrial value, the biochemical and catalytic properties of several hydrolases from A. aculeatus have been extensively studied. Also, structural studies using X-ray crystallography have been carried out on several polysaccharide degrading enzymes from Aspergillus aculeatus. (Luis M. Chong L.)

The genome of A. aculeatus was sequenced and published in 2010. The genome assembly size was 36.01 Mbp.

References

  1. Iizuka 1953, J. Agric. Chem. Soc. Japan 27: 807
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  3. Goldberg, I.; Rokem, J. S.; Pines, O. Organic acids: old metabolites, new themes. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 2006, 81, 1601–1611, doi:10.1002/jctb.1590.
  4. Pariza, M. W.; Foster, E. M. Determining the Safety of Enzymes Used in Food Processing.
  • Aspergillus japonicus var. aculeatus (Iizuka) Al-Musallam, Revision of the black Aspergillus species: 30 (1980)
    • Aspergillus yezoensis Y. Sasaki, Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture of the Hokkaido Imperial University 49: 144 (1950)
  • Aspergillus aculeatus Iizuka 1953, J. Agric. Chem. Soc. Japan 27:807.
  • Characterization of Aspergillus aculeatus β-glucosidase 1 accelerating cellulose hydrolysis with Trichoderma cellulase system. Baba, Y., J. Sumitani, S. Tani, and T. Kawaguchi. 2015. AMB Express 5:3.

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Taxon identifiers
Aspergillus aculeatus


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