Biology:Aspergillus brunneus
| Aspergillus brunneus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. brunneus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus brunneus Delacroix (1893)[1]
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Aspergillus brunneus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aspergillus section.[2] The species was first described in 1893.[1] It has been reported to produce asperflavin, asperentins, auroglaucin, bisanthrons, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, 5-farnesyl-5,7-dihydroxy-4-methylphthalide, erythroglaucin, flavoglaucin, isoechinulins, mycophenolic acid, neoechinulins, physcion, questin, tetracyclic, and tetrahydroauroglaucin.[2]
Growth and morphology
A. brunneus 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 brunneus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus brunneus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Delacroix, G. 1893. Espèces nouvelles observées au Laboratoire de Pathologie végétale. Bulletin de la Société Mycologique de France. 9:184
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chen, A.J.; Hubka, V.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Varga, J.; Demirel, R. et al. (2017). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium), and its occurrence in indoor environments and food". Studies in Mycology 88: 37–135. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.07.001. PMID 28860671.
Wikidata ☰ Q60520269 entry
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