Biology:Aspergillus allahabadii

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus allahabadii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. allahabadii
Binomial name
Aspergillus allahabadii
B.S. Mehrotra & Agnihotri (1962)[1]

Aspergillus allahabadii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Terrei section.[2] The species was first described in 1962.[1] It has been reported to produce asperphenamate, atrovenetins, butyrolactones, citrinin, and gregatins.[2]

Growth and morphology

A. allahabadii 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 Mehrotra, B.S.; Agnihotri, V.P. 1962. Two new species of Aspergillus from India. Mycologia. 54(4):400-406
  2. 2.0 2.1 Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2011). "New species in Aspergillus section Terrei". Studies in Mycology 69 (1): 39–55. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.04. PMID 21892242. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10419926 entry