Aspergillus sclerotiorum
Aspergillus sclerotiorum is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section.[2] The species was first described in 1933.[1] A. sclerotiorum has been reported to produce penicillic acid, xanthomegnin, viomellein, and vioxanthin.[3]
| Aspergillus sclerotiorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. sclerotiorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus sclerotiorum G.A. Huber (1933)[1] | |
In 2016, the genome of A. sclerotiorum was sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus.[4] The genome assembly size was 37.97 Mbp.[4]
Growth and morphology
Aspergillus sclerotiorum 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 sclerotiorum growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus sclerotiorum growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Huber, G.A. (1933). "Aspergillus sclerotiorum, n. sp., and its relation to decay of apples". Phytopathology. 23: 306–308.
- Siqueira, JPZ; Sutton, DA; Gené, J; García, D; Wiederhold, N; Peterson, SW; Guarro, J (2017). "Multilocus phylogeny and antifungal susceptibility of Aspergillus section Circumdati from clinical samples and description of A. pseudosclerotiorum sp. nov". J Clin Microbiol. 55: 947–958. doi:10.1128/JCM.02012-16.
- 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.
- "Home - Aspergillus sclerotiorum CBS 549.65 v1.0". genome.jgi.doe.gov.
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