Aspergillus caespitosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It was described scientifically in 1944 by Kenneth B. Raper and Charles Thom, who isolated it from soil.[1] It is from the Nidulantes section.[2]
Aspergillus caespitosus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Aspergillaceae |
Genus: | Aspergillus |
Species: | A. caespitosus
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Binomial name | |
Aspergillus caespitosus |
Growth and morphology
editA. caespitosus 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.
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Aspergillus caespitosus growing on CYA plate
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Aspergillus caespitosus growing on MEAOX plate
References
edit- ^ Raper KB, Thom C. (1944). "New aspergilli from soil". Mycologia. 36 (6): 555–75. doi:10.2307/3754836. JSTOR 3754836.
- ^ 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.