Biology:Aspergillus ostianus
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Aspergillus ostianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. ostianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus ostianus Wehmer (1899)[1]
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Aspergillus ostianus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section.[2] The species was first described in 1899.[1] It has been reported to produce ochratoxin A.[2]
Growth and morphology
A. ostianus 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 ostianus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus ostianus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wehmer 1899, Bot. Centralbl. 80: 461
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q6823205 entry
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