Aspergillus spinosus

Aspergillus spinosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus.[3][1][2] Aspergillus spinosus produces aszonalenins, 2-pyrovoylaminobenzamide, fumigachlorin and pseurotins.[4]

Aspergillus spinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. spinosus
Binomial name
Aspergillus spinosus
Kozakiewicz 1989[1]
Type strain
ATCC 16898, CBS 483.65, NRRL 5034[2]
Synonyms

Aspergillus fischeri var. spinosus,[2]
Aspergillus fischeri var. verrucosu,[2]
Neosartorya fischeri var. spinosa,[2]
Neosartorya spinosa[2]

Growth and morphology

A. spinosus 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 spinosus growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus spinosus growing on MEAOX plate

References
  1. "Aspergillus spinosus". MycoBank. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Aspergillus spinosus". UniProt. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. "Aspergillus spinosus Kozak". www.gbif.org.
  4. Lamoth, Frederic; Steinbach, William J. (2016). Advances in Aspergillus fumigatus pathobiology. Frontiers Media SA. ISBN 9782889197897.

Further reading
  • Powell, Keith A.; Renwick, Annabel; Peberdy, John F. (2013). The Genus Aspergillus: From Taxonomy and Genetics to Industrial Application. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781489909817.


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