Aspergillus granulosus

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Aspergillus granulosus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. granulosus
Binomial name
Aspergillus granulosus
Raper & Thom (1944)[1]

Aspergillus granulosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[2] The species was first described in 1944.[1] It has been reported to produce asperugins, ustic acids, nidulol, and drimans.[2]

Growth and morphology[]

A. granulosus 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.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Raper, K.B.; Thom, C. 1944. New aspergilli from soil. Mycologia. 36(6):555-575
  2. ^ a b Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.


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