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Aspergillus flocculosus

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus flocculosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. flocculosus
Binomial name
Aspergillus flocculosus
Frisvad & Samson (2004)

Aspergillus flocculosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section. The species was first described in 2004. It has been isolated in Venezuela, Slovenia, Greece, Costa Rica, and Brazil.

Growth and morphology

A. flocculosus 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 flocculosus growing on CYA plate Aspergillus flocculosus growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus flocculosus growing on MEAOX plate Aspergillus flocculosus growing on MEAOX plate

References

  1. ^ Frisvad, JC; Frank, JM; Houbraken, JAMP; Kuijpers, AFA; Samson, RA. 2004. New ochratoxin A producing species of Aspergillus section Circumdati. Studies in Mycology. 50(1):23-44
  2. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Aspergillus flocculosus


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