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Aspergillus alliaceus

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus alliaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. alliaceus
Binomial name
Aspergillus alliaceus
Thom & Church (1926)

Aspergillus alliaceus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Flavi section. It was first described scientifically by Charles Thom and Margaret Church in 1926. Its associated teleomorph is Petromyces alliaceus. It has yellow spores.

Growth and morphology

A. alliaceus 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.

  • Aspergillus alliaceus growing on CYA plate Aspergillus alliaceus growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus alliaceus growing on MEAOX plate Aspergillus alliaceus growing on MEAOX plate

References

  1. ^ Thom C, Church M. (1926). The Aspergilli. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. p. 163.
  2. Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2011). "Aflatoxin producing species, and an overview of Aspergillus section Flavi". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 57–80. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.05. PMC 3161756. PMID 21892243.
  3. Visagie, C.M.; Varga, J.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Kocsubé, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Fotedar, R.; Seifert, K.A.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2014). "Ochratoxin production and taxonomy of the yellow aspergilli (Aspergillus section Circumdati)". Studies in Mycology. 78: 1–61. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.001. PMC 4255584. PMID 25492980.
Taxon identifiers
Aspergillus alliaceus
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