| Aspergillus heterothallicus | |
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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. heterothallicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus heterothallicus Kwon-Chung, Fennell & Raper (1965) | |
Aspergillus heterothallicus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section. The species was first described in 1965. It has been reported to produce emethallicins, emeheterone, emesterones A & B, 5’-hydroxyaveranthin, stellatin, and sterigmatocystin.
Growth and morphology
A. heterothallicus 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 heterothallicus growing on CYA plate
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Aspergillus heterothallicus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ^ Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686
- ^ 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 | |
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| Aspergillus heterothallicus | |
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