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Aspergillus petrakii

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus petrakii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. petrakii
Binomial name
Aspergillus petrakii
Vörös-Felkai (1957)

Aspergillus petrakii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section. The species was first described in 1957.

Growth and morphology

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

References

  1. ^ Vörös, J. 1957. A new species of Aspergillus from Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say. Beihefte zur Sydowia. 1:62-63
  2. 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 petrakii


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