Biology:Aspergillus keveii

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus keveii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. keveii
Binomial name
Aspergillus keveii
Varga, Frisvad & Samson (2007)[1]
Type strain
CBS 209.92[2]

Aspergillus keveii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which has been isolated from soil from Las Palmas in Spain .[2][3][1] It is from the Usti section.[1] It has been reported to produce drimans, ophiobolins G and H, and nidulol.[1]

Growth and morphology

A. keveii 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Houbraken, J.; Due, M.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology 59: 107–128. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.12. PMID 18490949. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 (in en) Aspergillus keveii. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/714993. 
  3. Samson, Robert A.; Varga, János (2017) (in en). Aspergillus Systematics in the Genomic Era. CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre. p. 118. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q29887814 entry