Biology:Aspergillus intermedius

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus intermedius
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. intermedius
Binomial name
Aspergillus intermedius
Blaser (1975)[1]

Aspergillus intermedius is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aspergillus section.[2] The species was first described in 1975.[1] It has been reported to produce asperflavin, auroglaucin, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, epiheveadrides, flavoglaucin, isoechinulins, LL-S491β, neoechinulins, physcion, questin, and tetrahydroauroglaucin.[2]

Growth and morphology

A. intermedius 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.

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Blaser, P. 1976. Taxonomische und physiologische Untersuchungen uber die Gattung Eurotium Link. ex Fr. Sydowia. 28:1-49
  2. Jump up to: 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. 

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