Biology:Aspergillus lentulus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus lentulus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. lentulus
Binomial name
Aspergillus lentulus
Balajee & K.A.Marr (2005)

Aspergillus lentulus is a species of Aspergillus fungus.[1] It is a close relative of Aspergillus fumigatus. It has smaller conidial heads with diminutive vesicles compared to A. fumigatus, and cannot survive at 48 °C (118 °F). It also has decreased in vitro susceptibilities to multiple antifungals, including amphotericin B, itraconazole, voriconazole, and caspofungin. Aspergillus lentulus is an opportunistic human pathogen that causes invasive aspergillosis with high mortality rates. It has been isolated from clinical and environmental sources. Since it was described in 2005 as a new species, it was thought to reproduce only asexually. However, in 2013 Swilaiman et al.[2] (2013) found that A. lentulus has a functional sexual cycle. During this cycle cleistothecia are produced that, when mature, contain heat-resistant ascospores.

Growth and morphology

A. lentulus 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. Balajee, S. Arunmozhi; Jennifer L. Gribskov; Edward Hanley; David Nickle; Kieren A. Marr (2005). "Aspergillus lentulus sp. nov., a new sibling species of A. fumigatus". Eukaryotic Cell 4 (3): 625–632. doi:10.1128/EC.4.3.625-632.2005. PMID 15755924. 
  2. "Discovery of a sexual cycle in Aspergillus lentulus, a close relative of A. fumigatus". Eukaryotic Cell 12 (7): 962–9. July 2013. doi:10.1128/EC.00040-13. PMID 23650087. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4807890 entry