Aspergillus conicus
Aspergillus conicus is a xerophilic species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which can cause endophthalmitis in rare cases.[1][5][6][7][8] It was first described in 1914.[3] It is from the section Restricti.[9] Aspergillus conicus has been reported as a human pathogen.[9]
Aspergillus conicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Aspergillaceae |
Genus: | Aspergillus |
Species: | A. conicus |
Binomial name | |
Aspergillus conicus | |
Type strain | |
4733.701, ATCC 16908, BCRC 33143, CBS 475.65, CCRC 33143, CGMCC 3.4372, FRR 0149, IMI 172281, JCM 1725, NRRLT, NRRL 149, NRRL WB149, QM 7405, Thom 4733.701, WB 149[4] |
Growth and morphology
A. conicus 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 conicus growing on CYA plate
- Aspergillus conicus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- "www.mycobank".
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(help) - Samson, ed. by Robert A.; Pitt, John I. (2000). Integration of modern taxonomic methods for penicillium and aspergillus classification. Amsterdam: Harwood Acad. Publ. ISBN 978-9-058-23159-8.
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has generic name (help) - Dale, E. 1914. On the fungi of the soil. Part II. Fungi from chalky soil, uncultivated mountain peat, and the "black earth" of the reclaimed fenland. Annales Mycologici. 12(1):33-62
- "CBS 475.65 Strain Passport - StrainInfo". www.straininfo.net. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
- Smith, Wendy M; Fahle, Gary; Nussenblatt, Robert B; Sen, Hatice Nida (2013). "A rare case of endogenous Aspergillus conicus endophthalmitis in an immunocompromised patient". Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection. 3 (1): 37. doi:10.1186/1869-5760-3-37. PMC 3605118. PMID 23514122.
- Herbert, Weber (2010). Mikrobiologie der Lebensmittel: Band 1: Grundlagen. Behr's Verlag DE. ISBN 978-3-899-47963-8.
- Christian, John A. Troller, J.H.B. (1978). Water activity and food. New York: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-323-15901-2.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Aspergillus conicus". www.uniprot.org.
- Sklenar, F.; Jurjevic, Z.; Zalar, P.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Kolarik, M.; Houbraken, J.; Chen, A.J.; Yilmaz, N.; Seifert, K.A.; Coton, M.; Déniel, F.; Gunde-Cimerman, N.; Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Hubka, V. (2017). "Phylogeny of xerophilic aspergilli (subgenus Aspergillus) and taxonomic revision of section Restricti". Studies in Mycology. 88: 161–236. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.09.002. PMC 5678892. PMID 29158611.
Further reading
- Ware, George W., ed. (1989). Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Continuation of Residue Reviews. Springer. ISBN 978-1468470925.
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