Aspergillus silvaticus

Aspergillus silvaticus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Silvati section.[2] The species was first described in 1955.[1]

Aspergillus silvaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. silvaticus
Binomial name
Aspergillus silvaticus
Fennell & Raper (1955)[1]

Growth and morphology

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A. silvaticus 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 Fennell, D.I.; Raper, K.B. 1955. New species and varieties of Aspergillus. Mycologia. 47:68-89
  2. ^ 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.