Aspergillus insulicola
| Aspergillus insulicola | |
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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. insulicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus insulicola Montemayor & A.R. Santiago (1975)[1]
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Aspergillus insulicola is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section.[2] The species was first described in 1975.[1] It has been reported to produce xanthomegnin, viomellein, vioxanthin, and penicillic acid.[2]
Growth and morphology
A. insulicola 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 insulicola growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus insulicola growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ^ a b de Montemayor, L.; Santiago, A.R. 1975. Mycopathologia. 55(2):125-137
- ^ a b 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.
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