Aspergillus croceus
Aspergillus croceus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 2016.[1] It has been isolated from cave sediment in Spain.[2] It has been reported to produce kotanins, norsolorinic acid, orlandin, siderin, sterigmatocystin, and versicolorins.[2]
| Aspergillus croceus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. croceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus croceus Hubka, A. Nováková, Frisvad, S.W. Peterson, M. Kolařík (2016)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. croceus 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 croceus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus croceus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Hubka, V; Nováková, A; Peterson, S.W; Frisvad, J.C; Sklenář, F; Matsuzawa, T; Kubátová, A; Kolařík, M. 2016. A reappraisal of Aspergillus section Nidulantes with descriptions of two new sterigmatocystin producing species. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 302(9):1267-1299
- 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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