Aspergillus purpureus
Aspergillus purpureus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 1975.[1] It has been isolated from soil in Egypt.[2] It has been reported to produce emindol SA, emindol SB, emindol SC, epurpurin A-C, sterigmatocystin, variecolactone, variecolin, and variecolol.[2]
| Aspergillus purpureus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. purpureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus purpureus Samson & Mouchacca (1975)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. purpureus 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 purpureus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus purpureus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Samson, R.A.; Mouchacca, J. (1975). "Additional notes on species of Aspergillus, Eurotium and Emericella from Egyptian desert soil". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 41 (3): 343–351. doi:10.1007/bf02565069.
- 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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