Aspergillus microcysticus

Aspergillus microcysticus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus.[1][4] Aspergillus microcysticus produces aspochalasin A, aspochalasin C, aspochalasin D, and the antibiotic asposterol.[5][6][7][8][9]

Aspergillus microcysticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. microcysticus
Binomial name
Aspergillus microcysticus
Sappa (1955)[1][2]
Type strain
ATCC 16826, BCRC 33360, CBS 120.58, CCRC 33360, IMI 139275, NRRL 4749, QM 8158, WB 4749[3]

Growth and morphology

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

References
  1. "Aspergillus microcysticus". www.mycobank.org.
  2. Samson, ed. by Robert A.; Pitt, John I. (2000). Integration of modern taxonomic methods for penicillium and aspergillus classification. Amsterdam: Harwood Acad. Publ. ISBN 978-9-058-23159-8.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. "Aspergillus microcysticus Taxon Passport - StrainInfo". www.straininfo.net.
  4. "Aspergillus". www.uniprot.org.
  5. Heberle, Wolfgang (1 January 1974). "Asposterol, ein antibiotikum aus aspergillus microcysticus; unt…" (in German). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Brossi, edited by Arnold (1991). The Alkaloids, 40. Burlington: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-080-86564-5.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  7. ...], [executive ed. J. Buckingham. Principal contributors Ya Cai (1994). Dictionary of natural products (1. ed.). London [u.a.]: Chapman & Hall. ISBN 978-0-412-46620-5.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. Betina, edited by Vladimír (1993). Chromatography of mycotoxins techniques and applications. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-080-85862-3.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  9. Keller-Schierlein, Walter; Kupfer, Ernst (17 July 1979). "Stoffwechselprodukte von Mikroorganismen. 186. Mitteilung. Über die Aspochalasine A, B, C und D". Helvetica Chimica Acta. 62 (5): 1501–1524. doi:10.1002/hlca.19790620516.

Further reading
  • 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)
  • Gunstone, senior reporter F.D. (1981). Aliphatic and related natural product chemistry. London: Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-0-851-86652-9.
  • Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (June 2011). "New species in Aspergillus section Terrei". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 39–55. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.04. PMC 3161753. PMID 21892242.
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