Biology:Aspergillus cavernicola
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Aspergillus cavernicola | |
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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. cavernicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus cavernicola Lörinczi (1969)[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Aspergillus amylovorus | |
Aspergillus cavernicola (also named A. amylovorus) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cavernicolus section.[2] The species was first described in 1969.[1] It has been isolated from the wall of a cave in Romania and from wheat starch in Ukraine .[2]
Growth and morphology
A. cavernicola 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 cavernicola growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus cavernicola growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lörinczi, F. 1969, Contrt. Bot. Cluj: 341
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 ☰ Q60520276 entry
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