Biology:Aspergillus crustosus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus crustosus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. crustosus
Binomial name
Aspergillus crustosus
Raper & Fennell (1965)[1]

Aspergillus crustosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aenei section.[2] The species was first described in 1965.[1] It has been reported to produce PR-toxin.[2]

Growth and morphology

A. crustosus 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 crustosus growing on CYA plate

  • Aspergillus crustosus growing on MEAOX plate

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Aspergillus sect. Aeni sect. nov., a new section of the genus for A. karnatakaensis sp. nov. and some allied fungi". IMA Fungus 1 (2): 197–205. PMID 22679580. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10419966 entry




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