Aspergillus hiratsukae

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Aspergillus hiratsukae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. hiratsukae
Binomial name
Aspergillus hiratsukae
Udagawa, Tsubouchi & Y. Horie (1991)[1]

Aspergillus hiratsukae is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Fumigati section.[2] The species was first described in 1991.[1] It has been reported to produce avenaciolide.[2]

Growth and morphology[edit]

A. hiratsukae 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b Udagawa, S.; Tsubouchi, H.; Horie, Y. 1991. Neosartorya hiratsukae, a new species of food-borne Ascomycetes. Transactions of the Mycological Society of Japan. 32:23-29
  2. ^ a b Samson, R.A.; Hong, S.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Fumigati and its teleomorph Neosartorya". Studies in Mycology. 59: 147–203. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.14. PMC 2275200. PMID 18490953.