Biology:Aspergillus sparsus
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Aspergillus sparsus | |
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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. sparsus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus sparsus Raper & Thom (1944)[1]
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Aspergillus sparsus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Sparsi section.[2][3] The species was first described in 1944.[1] It has been isolated from soil in Costa Rica and the United States .[2]
Growth and morphology
A. sparsus 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 sparsus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus sparsus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raper, K.B.; Thom, C. (1944). "New aspergilli from soil". Mycologia 36 (6): 555–575. doi:10.1080/00275514.1944.12017576.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Sparsi". IMA Fungus 1: 187–195. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMID 28050053.
- ↑ Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B. et al. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMID 28050053.
Wikidata ☰ Q10420062 entry
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