Biology:Aspergillus triticus
| Aspergillus triticus | |
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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. triticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus triticus B.S. Mehrotra & M. Basu (1976)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Aspergillus triticus, Aspergillus albus, Aspergillus candidus, and Aspergillus okazakii | |
Aspergillus triticus (also called A. triticus, A. albus, A. candidus, and A. okazakii) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. The species was first described in 1976.[1] It is from the Candidi section.[2] The fungi in the Candidi section are known for their white spores.[2] It has been isolated from wheat flour, djambee, and wheat grain.[2]
The genome of A. triticus was sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the Aspergillus genus.[3] The genome assembly size was 27.45 Mbp.[3]
Growth and morphology
A. triticus 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 triticus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus triticus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mehrothra, B.S.; Basu, M. 1976. Some interesting new isolates of Aspergillus from stored wheat. Nova Hedwigia. 27(3-4):597-607
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Varaga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Candidi based on molecular, morphological and physiological data". Studies in Mycology 59: 75–88. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.10. PMID 18490951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Home - Aspergillus triticus CBS266.81 v1.0". https://genome.jgi.doe.gov/Asptr1/Asptr1.home.html.
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