Aspergillus carlsbadensis
Aspergillus carlsbadensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which has been isolated from the Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico in the United States.[1][2][3] It is from the Usti section.[3]
| Aspergillus carlsbadensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. carlsbadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus carlsbadensis Frisvad, Varga & Samson, 2011[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| IBT 14493, CBS 12389[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. carlsbadensis 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 carlsbadensis growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus carlsbadensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
- "Aspergillus carlsbadensis". www.uniprot.org.
- "Aspergillus carlsbadensis". www.mycobank.org.
- Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (June 2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.
Further reading
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