Aspergillus implicatus

Aspergillus implicatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Sparsi section.[2] The species was first described in 1994.[1] It has been reported to produce a versicolorin derivative.[3]

Aspergillus implicatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. implicatus
Binomial name
Aspergillus implicatus
Persiani & Maggi (1994)[1]

Growth and morphology

A. implicatus 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.

References

  1. Maggi, O.; Persiani, A.M. 1994. Aspergillus implicatus, a new species isolated from Ivory Coast forest soil. Mycological Research. 98:869-873
  2. 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.
  3. Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Sparsi". IMA Fungus. 1: 187–195. PMC 3348776.


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