Aspergillus nakazawae

Aspergillus nakazawae (also named A. pallidofulvus) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section.[2] The species was first described in 1950.[1] It has been reported to produce aspergamide A, aspergamide B, notoamides, penicillic acid, mellein, 4-hydroxy mellein, xanthomegnin, viomellein, aspyrone, and neoaspergillic acid.[2]

Aspergillus nakazawae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. nakazawae
Binomial name
Aspergillus nakazawae
Sakaguchi, Iizuka & M. Yamazaki (1950)[1]
Synonyms

Aspergillus pallidofulvus

Growth and morphology

A. nakazawae 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.

References

  1. Sakaguchi, Iizuka & M. Yamazaki 1950, J. appl. Mycol., Japan 4(1): 3
  2. Visagie, C.M.; Varga, J.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Kocsubé, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Fotedar, R.; Seifert, K.A.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2014). "Ochratoxin production and taxonomy of the yellow aspergilli (Aspergillus section Circumdati)". Studies in Mycology. 78: 1–61. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.001. PMC 4255584. PMID 25492980.


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