Aspergillus ferenczii
Aspergillus ferenczii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Fumigati section.[2] The species was first described in 2014.[1] It has been reported to produce asperfuran, aszonalenin, fumigaclavine, viridicatumtoxin, and fumigatins.[2]
| Aspergillus ferenczii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. ferenczii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus ferenczii (Varga & Samson) Samson, Varga, Visagie & Houbraken (2014)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. ferenczii 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 ferenczii growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus ferenczii growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Samson R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, S-B.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsube, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. 2014. Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus. Studies in Mycology. 78:141-173
- 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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