Aspergillus neoafricanus
Aspergillus neoafricanus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Terrei section.[1] The species was first described in 2011.[1] It has been isolated from soil in Ghana, Panama, and Japan.[1] It has been reported to produce aspulvinone, asterriquinone, butyrolactones, citreoviridin, mevinolin, terrain, and terrequinone A.[1]
| Aspergillus neoafricanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. neoafricanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus neoafricanus Samson, S.W. Peterson, Frisvad & Varga (2011)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. neoafricanus 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 neoafricanus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus neoafricanus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2011). "New species in Aspergillus section Terrei". Studies in Mycology. 69: 39–55. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.04. PMC 3161753. PMID 21892242.
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