Aspergillus cleistominutus

Aspergillus cleistominutus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[1] It has been reported to produce arugosin A, arugosin B, arugosin C, asperthecin, aspertetronin A, aspertetronin B, echinocandin B, echinocandin C, echinocandin D, epishamixanthone, shamixanthone, orsellinaldehyde, penicillin G, ruguloxanthone, and sterigmatocystin.[1] It has been isolated from soil in New Jersey, United States.[1]

Aspergillus cleistominutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. cleistominutus
Binomial name
Aspergillus cleistominutus
B.S. Mehrotra & R. Prasad
Synonyms

Aspergillus rugulosus

Growth and morphology

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

References
  1. 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.


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