Aspergillus duricaulis

Aspergillus duricaulis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Fumigati section.[2] The species was first described in 1965.[1] It has been reported to produce pseurotin A, fumagillin, asperpentyn, duricaulic acid, asperdurin, phthalides, chromanols, cyclopaldic acid, and 3-O-methylcyclopolic acid.[2]

Aspergillus duricaulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. duricaulis
Binomial name
Aspergillus duricaulis
Raper & Fennell (1965)[1]

Growth and morphology

A. duricaulis 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. Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686
  2. 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.


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