Aspergillus biplanus

Aspergillus biplanus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Sparsi section.[5][6] The species was first described in 1965.[1] It has been isolated from soil in Costa Rica.[5] It has been reported to produce auroglaucin.[5]

Aspergillus biplanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. biplanus
Binomial name
Aspergillus biplanus
Raper & Fennell 1965[1][2][3]
Type strain
ATCC 16858, CBS 468.65, IMI 235602, NRRL 5071, NRRL MOLD 5071, QM 8873, WB 5071[4]

Growth and morphology

A. biplanus 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 biplanus growing on CYA plate
    Aspergillus biplanus growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus biplanus growing on MEAOX plate
    Aspergillus biplanus growing on MEAOX plate

References
  1. Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686
  2. "Aspergillus biplanus". www.mycobank.org.
  3. "A. biplanus | Aspergillus & Aspergillosis Website". www.aspergillus.org.uk.
  4. "Aspergillus biplanus". www.uniprot.org.
  5. Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Sparsi". IMA Fungus. 1: 187–195. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.
  6. Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (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. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.

Further reading
  • Machida, Masayuki; Gomi, Katsuya (2010). Aspergillus: Molecular Biology and Genomics. Horizon Scientific Press. ISBN 9781904455530.
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