Aspergillus microthecius

Aspergillus microthecius (also named Aspergillus quadrilineatus) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 1985.[1] It has been reported to produce asperthecin, averufin, 7-methoxyaverufin, sterigmatocystin, versicolourin, desferritriacetylfusigen, echinocandin B, echinocandin E, emericellin, emestrin, aurantioemestrin, dethiosecoemestrin Emindol DA, microperfuranone, penicillin G, quadrilineatin, and sterigmatocystin.[2]

Aspergillus microthecius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. microthecius
Binomial name
Aspergillus microthecius
Samson & W. Gams (1985)[1]
Synonyms

Aspergillus quadrilineatus

References

  1. 1985. Advances in Penicillium and Aspergillus Systematics. :1-483
  2. Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.


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