Aspergillus leporis

Aspergillus leporis is an anamorph species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus.[1][2][3] It is from the Flavi section.[4] The species was first described in 1979.[5] It has been isolated from the dung of Lepus townsendii.[6] Aspergillus leporis produces leporin A and leporin B.[3][7][8] It has also been reported to produce antibiotic Y, kojic acid, and pseurotin.[4]

Aspergillus leporis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. leporis
Binomial name
Aspergillus leporis
States & M. Christensen (1966)[1]

Growth and morphology

A. leporis 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 leporis growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus leporis growing on MEAOX plate

References
  1. States, J.S.; Christensen, M. 1966. Aspergillus leporis, a new species related to A. flavus. Mycologia. 58(5):738-742
  2. "Aspergillus leporis". www.uniprot.org.
  3. "Aspergillus leporis States et Christensen, anamorph ATCC ® 16490&t". www.lgcstandards-atcc.org.
  4. 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.
  5. Bartoli, A.; Maggi, O. 1978. Four new species of Aspergillus from Ivory Coast soil. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 71(3):383-394
  6. Rodrigues, P.; Santos, C.; Venancio, A. T.; Lima, N. (2011). "Species identification of Aspergillus section Flavi isolatesfrom Portuguese almonds using phenotypic, including MALDI-TOF ICMS, and molecular approaches". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 111 (4): 877–892. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05116.x. PMID 21790915.
  7. TePaske, Mark R.; Gloer, James B.; Wicklow, Donald T.; Dowd, Patrick F. (October 1991). "Leporin A: an antiinsectan N-alkoxypyridone from the sclerotia of Aspergillus leporis". Tetrahedron Letters. 32 (41): 5687–5690. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)93530-5.
  8. Atta-ur-Rahman (2015). Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Band 44. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-444-63470-2.

Further reading
  • States, Jack S.; Christensen, Martha (September 1966). "Aspergillus leporis, a New Species Related to A. flavus". Mycologia. 58 (5): 738. doi:10.2307/3756848. JSTOR 3756848.
  • Powell, edited by Keith A.; Renwick, Annabel; Peberdy, John F. (1994). The Genus Aspergillus from taxonomy and genetics to industrial application. New York: Plenum Press. ISBN 978-1-489-90981-7.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Machida, edited by Masayuki; Gomi, Katsuya (2010). Aspergillus : molecular biology and genomics. Wymondham, Norfolk, UK: Caister Academic. ISBN 978-1-904-45553-0.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Ayres, edited by G.F. Pegg & P.G. (1988). Fungal infection of plants : symposium of the British Mycological Society (Repr. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-32457-1.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)


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