Aspergillus bisporus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Bispori section.[2] The species was first described in 1971.[1]
| Aspergillus bisporus | |
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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. bisporus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus bisporus Kwon & Chung (1971)[1]
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The genome of A. bisporus was sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus.[3] The genome assembly size was 27.10 Mbp.[3]
Growth and morphology
editAspergillus bisporus 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 bisporus growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus bisporus growing on MEAOX plate
References
edit- ^ a b Kwon-Chung, K.J.; Fennell, D.I. (1971). "A new pathogenic species of Aspergillus". Mycologia. 63 (3): 478–489. doi:10.1080/00275514.1971.12019130.
- ^ Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.
- ^ a b "Home - Aspergillus bisporus CBS 707.71 v1.0". genome.jgi.doe.gov.
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