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Aspergillus granulosus

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus granulosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. granulosus
Binomial name
Aspergillus granulosus
Raper & Thom (1944)

Aspergillus granulosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section. The species was first described in 1944. It has been reported to produce asperugins, ustic acids, nidulol, and drimans.

Growth and morphology

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

References

  1. ^ Raper, K.B.; Thom, C. 1944. New aspergilli from soil. Mycologia. 36(6):555-575
  2. ^ Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.
Taxon identifiers
Aspergillus granulosus


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