Aspergillus persii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which can cause onychomycosis.[1][2][3] and otomycosis[4]

Aspergillus persii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. persii
Binomial name
Aspergillus persii
A.M. Corte & Zotti 2002[1]
Type strain
CBS 112795, IBT 22660, MUCL 41970[2]

It is from the Circumdati section.[5] Aspergillus persii produces xanthomegnin and ochratoxin A.[6][7][8]

Growth and morphology

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A. persii 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

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  1. ^ a b "Aspergillus persii". www.mycobank.org.
  2. ^ a b "Aspergillus persii". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ Zotti, M; Machetti, M; Perotti, M; Barabino, G; Persi, A (June 2010). "A new species, Aspergillus persii, as an agent of onychomycosis". Medical Mycology. 48 (4): 656–60. doi:10.3109/13693780903420641. PMID 20055738.
  4. ^ Merad, Yassine; Adjmi-Hamoudi, Haiat; Cassaing, Sophie; Mehadji, Mohamed; Berry, Antoine (2016-03-01). "Première description d'Aspergillus persii en tant qu'agent d'otomycose : à propos de trois cas, dans deux différentes villes d'Algérie". Journal de Mycologie Médicale. 26 (1): 70. doi:10.1016/j.mycmed.2016.02.010. ISSN 1156-5233.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Dijksterhuis, Jan; Samson, Robert A. (2007). Food Mycology: A Multifaceted Approach to Fungi and Food. CRC Press. ISBN 9781420020984.
  7. ^ Saeger, Sarah De (2011). Determining Mycotoxins and Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Food and Feed. Elsevier. ISBN 9780857090973.
  8. ^ Anke, Timm; Weber, Daniela (2009). Physiology and Genetics: Selected Basic and Applied Aspects. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642002861.

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