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Aspergillus leporis

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus leporis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. leporis
Binomial name
Aspergillus leporis
States & M. Christensen (1966)

Aspergillus leporis is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Flavi section. The species was first described in 1979. It has been isolated from the dung of Lepus townsendii. Aspergillus leporis produces leporin A and leporin B. It has also been reported to produce antibiotic Y, kojic acid, and pseurotin.

Growth and morphology

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

References

  1. ^ States, J.S.; Christensen, M. 1966. Aspergillus leporis, a new species related to A. flavus. Mycologia. 58(5):738-742
  2. "Aspergillus leporis". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ "Aspergillus leporis States et Christensen, anamorph ATCC ® 16490&t". www.lgcstandards-atcc.org.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. Bartoli, A.; Maggi, O. 1978. Four new species of Aspergillus from Ivory Coast soil. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 71(3):383-394
  6. Rodrigues, P.; Santos, C.; Venancio, A. T.; Lima, N. (2011). "Species identification of Aspergillus section Flavi isolatesfrom Portuguese almonds using phenotypic, including MALDI-TOF ICMS, and molecular approaches". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 111 (4): 877–892. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05116.x. PMID 21790915.
  7. TePaske, Mark R.; Gloer, James B.; Wicklow, Donald T.; Dowd, Patrick F. (October 1991). "Leporin A: an antiinsectan N-alkoxypyridone from the sclerotia of Aspergillus leporis". Tetrahedron Letters. 32 (41): 5687–5690. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)93530-5.
  8. Atta-ur-Rahman (2015). Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Band 44. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-63470-2.

Further reading

  • States, Jack S.; Christensen, Martha (September 1966). "Aspergillus leporis, a New Species Related to A. flavus". Mycologia. 58 (5): 738. doi:10.2307/3756848. JSTOR 3756848.
  • Powell, edited by Keith A.; Renwick, Annabel; Peberdy, John F. (1994). The Genus Aspergillus from taxonomy and genetics to industrial application. New York: Plenum Press. ISBN 978-1-489-90981-7. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  • Machida, edited by Masayuki; Gomi, Katsuya (2010). Aspergillus : molecular biology and genomics. Wymondham, Norfolk, UK: Caister Academic. ISBN 978-1-904-45553-0. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  • Ayres, edited by G.F. Pegg & P.G. (1988). Fungal infection of plants : symposium of the British Mycological Society (Repr. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-32457-1. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
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Aspergillus leporis


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