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Aspergillus spinosus

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus spinosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. spinosus
Binomial name
Aspergillus spinosus
Kozakiewicz 1989
Type strain
ATCC 16898, CBS 483.65, NRRL 5034
Synonyms

Aspergillus fischeri var. spinosus,
Aspergillus fischeri var. verrucosu,
Neosartorya fischeri var. spinosa,
Neosartorya spinosa

Aspergillus spinosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. Aspergillus spinosus produces aszonalenins, 2-pyrovoylaminobenzamide, fumigachlorin and pseurotins.

Growth and morphology

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

References

  1. ^ "Aspergillus spinosus". MycoBank. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Aspergillus spinosus". UniProt. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. "Aspergillus spinosus Kozak". www.gbif.org.
  4. Lamoth, Frederic; Steinbach, William J. (2016). Advances in Aspergillus fumigatus pathobiology. Frontiers Media SA. ISBN 9782889197897.

Further reading

  • Powell, Keith A.; Renwick, Annabel; Peberdy, John F. (2013). The Genus Aspergillus: From Taxonomy and Genetics to Industrial Application. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781489909817.
Taxon identifiers
Aspergillus spinosus


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