Aspergillus conjunctus
| Aspergillus conjunctus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. conjunctus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus conjunctus Kwon-Chung & Fennell (1965)[1]
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Aspergillus conjunctus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Sparsi section.[2][3] The species was first described in 1965.[1] It has been isolated from forest soil in Costa Rica.[2] It has been reported to produce auroglaucin.[2]
Growth and morphology[edit]
A. conjunctus 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 conjunctus growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus conjunctus growing on MEAOX plate
References[edit]
- ^ a b Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686
- ^ a b c Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Sparsi". IMA Fungus. 1: 187–195. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.
- ^ 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.
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