| Aspergillus bertholletius | |
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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. bertholletius |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus bertholletius Taniwaki, Pitt and Frisvad (2012) | |
Aspergillus bertholletius is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Flavi section. The species was first described in 2012. It has been isolated from Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa).
Growth and morphology
A. bertholletius 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 bertholletius growing on CYA plate
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Aspergillus bertholletius growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ^ Taniwaki, Marta H; Pitt, John I; Iamanaka, Beatriz T; Sartori, Daniele; Copetti, Marina V; Balajee, Arun; Fungaro, Maria Helena P; Frisvad, Jens C (2012). "Aspergillus bertholletius sp. nov. From Brazil Nuts". PLOS ONE. 7 (8): e42480. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...742480T. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042480. PMC 3428331. PMID 22952594.
- Carvajal-Campos, Amaranta; Manizan, Ama; Tadrist, Souria; Akaki, David; Koffi-Nevry, Rose; Moore, Geromy; Fapohunda, Stephen; Bailly, Sylviane; Montet, Didier; Oswald, Isabelle; Lorber, Sophie; Brabet, Catherine; Puel, Olivier (2017). "Aspergillus korhogoensis, a Novel Aflatoxin Producing Species from the Côte d'Ivoire". Toxins. 9 (11): 353. doi:10.3390/toxins9110353. PMC 5705968. PMID 29088078.
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| Aspergillus bertholletius | |
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