Misplaced Pages

Aspergillus neoindicus

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of fungus

Aspergillus neoindicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. neoindicus
Binomial name
Aspergillus neoindicus
Samson, S.W. Peterson, Frisvad & Varga (2011)

Aspergillus neoindicus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Terrei section. The species was first described in 2011. It has been reported to produce citrinin, naphthalic anhydride, and atrovenetins.

Growth and morphology

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

References

  1. ^ Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2011). "New species in Aspergillus section Terrei". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 39–55. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.04. PMC 3161753. PMID 21892242.
Taxon identifiers
Aspergillus neoindicus


Stub icon

This Eurotiomycetes-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: