Aspergillus quadrilineatus
Aspergillus quadrilineatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 1939.[1] It has been isolated from soil in New Jersey, Egypt, Spain, China, and Namibia.[2] It has been reported to produce asperthecin, averufin, 7-methoxyaverufin, sterigmatocystin, versicolourin, desferritriacetylfusigen, echinocandin B & E, variacoxanthone B, emestrin, aurantioemestrin, dethiosecoemestrin, emindol DA, microperfuranone, penicillin G, quadrilineatin, and sterigmatocystin.[2]
Aspergillus quadrilineatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Trichocomaceae |
Genus: | Aspergillus |
Species: | A. quadrilineatus |
Binomial name | |
Aspergillus quadrilineatus Thom & Raper (1939)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Aspergillus tetrazonus and Aspergillus acristatulus |
Growth and morphology
A. quadrilineatus 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 quadrilineatus growing on CYA plate
- Aspergillus quadrilineatus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Thom, C.; Raper, K.B. 1939. The Aspergillus nidulans group. Mycologia. 31(6):653-669.
- 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.