Aspergillus silvaticus
Aspergillus silvaticus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Silvati section.[2] The species was first described in 1955.[1]
| Aspergillus silvaticus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. silvaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus silvaticus Fennell & Raper (1955)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. silvaticus 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 silvaticus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus silvaticus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Fennell, D.I.; Raper, K.B. 1955. New species and varieties of Aspergillus. Mycologia. 47:68-89
- 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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