Aspergillus puniceus
| Aspergillus puniceus | |
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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. puniceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus puniceus Kwon-Chung & Fennell (1965)[1]
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Aspergillus puniceus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[2][3] The species was first described in 1965.[1]
Growth and morphology[edit]
A. puniceus 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 puniceus growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus puniceus growing on MEAOX plate
References[edit]
- ^ a b Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686
- ^ Visagie, C.M.; Hirooka, Y.; Tanney, J.B.; Whitfield, E.; Mwange, K.; Meijer, M.; Amend, A.S.; Seifert, K.A.; Samson, R.A. (2014). "Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces isolated from house dust samples collected around the world". Studies in Mycology. 78: 63–139. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.002. PMC 4255536. PMID 25492981.
- ^ Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69: 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.
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