Biology:Aspergillus spinosus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus spinosus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. spinosus
Binomial name
Aspergillus spinosus
Kozakiewicz 1989[1]
Type strain
ATCC 16898, CBS 483.65, NRRL 5034[2]
Synonyms

Aspergillus fischeri var. spinosus,[2]
Aspergillus fischeri var. verrucosu,[2]
Neosartorya fischeri var. spinosa,[2]
Neosartorya spinosa[2]

Aspergillus spinosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus.[3][1][2] Aspergillus spinosus produces aszonalenins, 2-pyrovoylaminobenzamide, fumigachlorin and pseurotins.[4]

Growth and morphology

A. spinosus 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 Aspergillus spinosus. http://www.mycobank.org/name/Aspergillus%20spinosus&Lang=Eng. Retrieved 1 January 2018. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Aspergillus spinosus" (in en). https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/36631. Retrieved 4 January 2018. 
  3. (in en) Aspergillus spinosus Kozak. https://www.gbif.org/species/112796121. 
  4. Lamoth, Frederic; Steinbach, William J. (2016) (in en). Advances in Aspergillus fumigatus pathobiology. Frontiers Media SA. ISBN 9782889197897. 

Further reading

  • Powell, Keith A.; Renwick, Annabel; Peberdy, John F. (2013) (in en). The Genus Aspergillus: From Taxonomy and Genetics to Industrial Application. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781489909817. 

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