Aspergillus petrakii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section.[2] The species was first described in 1957.[1]

Aspergillus petrakii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. petrakii
Binomial name
Aspergillus petrakii
Vörös-Felkai (1957)[1]

Growth and morphology

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A. petrakii 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 Vörös, J. 1957. A new species of Aspergillus from Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say. Beihefte zur Sydowia. 1:62-63
  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.