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Aspergillus striatulus

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus striatulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. striatulus
Binomial name
Aspergillus striatulus
Samson & W. Gams (1985)
Synonyms

Apsergillus striatus

Aspergillus striatulus (also named Apsergillus striatus) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section. The species was first described in 1985. It has been isolated from mangrove mud in the Kagh Islands. It has been reported to produce asperthecin, aurantioemestrin, cycloisoemericellin, desferritriacetylfusigen, dithiosilvatin, emindol SA, emindol SB, 7-Hydroxyemodin, paxillin, 1-O-acetylpaxillin, penicillin G, sterigmatocystin, violaceic acid, violaceol I, and violaceol II.

Growth and morphology

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

References

  1. ^ 1985. Advances in Penicillium and Aspergillus Systematics. :1-483
  2. ^ Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.
Taxon identifiers
Aspergillus striatulus


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