Aspergillus coremiiformis

Aspergillus coremiiformis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Flavi section.[2] The species was first described in 1979.[1] It has been shown to produce indol alkaloids.[2]

Aspergillus coremiiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. coremiiformis
Binomial name
Aspergillus coremiiformis
Bartoli & Maggi (1979)[1]

Growth and morphology

A. coremiiformis 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. Bartoli, A.; Maggi, O. 1978. Four new species of Aspergillus from Ivory Coast soil. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 71(3):383-394
  2. Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2011). "Aflatoxin producing species, and an overview of Aspergillus section Flavi". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 57–80. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.05. PMC 3161756. PMID 21892243.


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