Aspergillus nakazawae

Aspergillus nakazawae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Trichocomaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. nakazawae
Binomial name
	Aspergillus nakazawae; Sakaguchi, Iizuka & M. Yamazaki (1950)
Synonyms
	Aspergillus pallidofulvus

Aspergillus nakazawae (also named A. pallidofulvus) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section.^[2] The species was first described in 1950.^[1] It has been reported to produce aspergamide A, aspergamide B, notoamides, penicillic acid, mellein, 4-hydroxy mellein, xanthomegnin, viomellein, aspyrone, and neoaspergillic acid.^[2]

Growth and morphology[]

A. nakazawae 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 nakazawae growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus nakazawae growing on MEAOX plate

References[]

^ ^a ^b Sakaguchi, Iizuka & M. Yamazaki 1950, J. appl. Mycol., Japan 4(1): 3
^ ^a ^b 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.

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[thomchurch1926-1] Sakaguchi, Iizuka & M. Yamazaki 1950, J. appl. Mycol., Japan 4(1): 3

[isolation-2] 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.

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