Aspergillus nutans
| Aspergillus nutans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. nutans
|
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus nutans McLennan & Ducker (1954)[1]
| |
Aspergillus nutans is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cervini section.[2] The species was first described in 1954.[1] It has been reported to produce terremutin and some carotenoid-like extrolites.[2]
Growth and morphology[edit]
A. nutans 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.
-
Aspergillus nutans growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus nutans growing on MEAOX plate
References[edit]
- ^ a b McLennan, E.I.; Ducker, S.C.; Thrower, L.B. 1954. New soil fungi from Australian heathland: Aspergillus, Penicillium, Spegazzinia. Australian Journal of Botany. 2(3):355-364
- ^ a b Chen, A.J.; Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Jiang, X.Z.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Polyphasic taxonomy of aspergillus section Cervini". Studies in Mycology. 85: 65–89. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.11.001. PMC 5192051. PMID 28050054.
 | This Eurotiomycetes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |