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Aspergillus ferenczii

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus ferenczii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. ferenczii
Binomial name
Aspergillus ferenczii
(Varga & Samson) Samson, Varga, Visagie & Houbraken (2014)

Aspergillus ferenczii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Fumigati section. The species was first described in 2014. It has been reported to produce asperfuran, aszonalenin, fumigaclavine, viridicatumtoxin, and fumigatins.

Growth and morphology

A. ferenczii 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 ferenczii growing on CYA plate Aspergillus ferenczii growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus ferenczii growing on MEAOX plate Aspergillus ferenczii growing on MEAOX plate

References

  1. ^ Samson R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, S-B.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsube, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. 2014. Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus. Studies in Mycology. 78:141-173
  2. ^ Samson, R.A.; Hong, S.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Fumigati and its teleomorph Neosartorya". Studies in Mycology. 59: 147–203. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.14. PMC 2275200. PMID 18490953.
Taxon identifiers
Aspergillus ferenczii


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