Aspergillus insuetus
Aspergillus insuetus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[2] The species was first described in 1929.[1] It has been reported to produce drimans, ophiobolin G, and ophiobolin H.[2]
| Aspergillus insuetus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. insuetus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus insuetus (Bainier) Thom & Church (1929)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. insuetus 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 insuetus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus insuetus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Thom & Church 1929, Manual of the Aspergilli: 153
- Houbraken, J.; Due, M.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 59: 107–128. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.12. PMC 2275196. PMID 18490949.
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