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Aspergillus pulvericola

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Species of fungus

Aspergillus pulvericola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species: A. pulvericola
Binomial name
Aspergillus pulvericola
Frisvad & Samson (2004)
Type strain
CMV-2014a, CBS 137327, CBS H-21793, DTO 267-C6

Aspergillus pulvericola is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section. The species was first described in 2004. A. pulvericola produces ochratoxin A.

Growth and morphology

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Aspergillus pulvericola". www.uniprot.org.
  3. Visagie, C.M.; Varga, J.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Kocsubé, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Fotedar, R.; Seifert, K.A.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (June 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 pulvericola
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