Aspergillus creber

Aspergillus creber is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus.[1] It is from the Versicolores section.[1][2] The species was first described in 2012.[1]

Aspergillus creber
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. creber
Binomial name
Aspergillus creber
Jurjevic, Peterson & Horn (2012)[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References
  1. Jurjevic, Zeljko; Peterson, Stephen W.; Horn, Bruce W. (2012). "Aspergillus section Versicolores: nine new species and multilocus dNA sequence based phylogeny". IMA Fungus. 3 (1): 59–795. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.07. ISSN 2210-6340. PMC 3399103. PMID 23155501.
  2. Siqueira, J.P.Z.; Sutton, D.A.; Garcia, D.; Gené, J.; Thomson, P.; Wiederhold, N.; Guarro, J. (2016). "Species diversity of Aspergillus section Versicolores in clinical samples and antifungal susceptibility". Fungal Biology. 120 (11): 1458–1467. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2016.02.006. PMID 27742099.

Further reading
  • Micheluz A, Manente S, Tigini V, Prigione V, Pinzari F, Ravagnan G, Varese GC (2015). "The extreme environment of a library: xerophilic fungi inhabiting indoor niches". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 99: 1–7. doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.12.012. hdl:10278/3638529. S2CID 53466387.
  • Micheluz A, Sulyok M, Manente S, Krska R, Varese GC, Ravagnan G (2016). "Fungal secondary metabolite analysis applied to Cultural Heritage: the case of a contaminated library in Venice". World Mycotoxin Journal. 9 (3): 397–407. doi:10.3920/WMJ2015.1958. hdl:2318/1562648. S2CID 87667921.
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