Biology:Aspergillus occultus
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Aspergillus occultus | |
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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. occultus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus occultus C.M. Visagie, K.A. Seifert, J.C. Frisvad & R.A. Samson (2014)[1]
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| 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.
Aspergillus occultus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus occultus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Aspergillus occultus. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/1507529.
Further reading
- Aspergillus occultus. A. Colonies: top row left to right, obverse CYA,... - Figure 14 of 30. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/265604107_fig28_Aspergillus-occultus-A-Colonies-top-row-left-to-right-obverse-CYA-MEA-DG18-and-OA.
- Visagie, C.M.; Varga, J.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Kocsubé, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Fotedar, R.; Seifert, K.A. et al. (June 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 ☰ Q28432785 entry
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