Aspergillus australensis
Aspergillus australensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus.[2] It is from the Fumigati section.[1] The species was first described in 2007. Aspergillus australensis produces aszonalenins and wortmannins.[3]
| Aspergillus australensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. australensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus australensis (Samson, S.B. Hong & Varga) Houbraken, Visagie & Samson (2007)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Neosartorya australensis[2] | |
Growth and morphology
A. australensis 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 australensis growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus australensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Samson, R.A.; Hong, S.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Fumigati and its teleomorph Neosartorya". Studies in Mycology. 59: 147–203. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.14. PMC 2275200. PMID 18490953.
- "Aspergillus australensis". www.mycobank.org.
- Frederic, Lamoth; William J., Steinbach (2016). Advances in Aspergillus fumigatus pathobiology. Frontiers Media SA. ISBN 978-2-889-19789-7.
Further reading
- Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, S.-B.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen, C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.A.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsubé, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. (June 2014). "Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus". Studies in Mycology. 78: 141–173. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. PMC 4260807. PMID 25492982.
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