Biology:Aspergillus occultus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus occultus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. occultus
Binomial name
Aspergillus occultus
C.M. Visagie, K.A. Seifert, J.C. Frisvad & R.A. Samson (2014)[1]
Type strain
CMV-2014d, CBS 137330, CBS H-21794, DTO 231-A7, IBT 32285[2]

Aspergillus occultus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section.[1] The species was first described in 2014.[1] It has been reported to produce ochratoxin A and penicillic acid.[1]

Growth and morphology

A. occultus 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 Visagie, C.M.; Varga, J.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Kocsubé, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Fotedar, R.; Seifert, K.A. et al. (2014). "Ochratoxin production and taxonomy of the yellow aspergilli (Aspergillus section Circumdati)". Studies in Mycology 78: 1–61. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.001. PMID 25492980. 
  2. Aspergillus occultus. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/1507529. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q28432785 entry