Aspergillus cervinus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cervini section.[2] The species was first described in 1914.[1] It has been reported to produce terremutin, dihydroxy-2,5-toluquinone, xanthocillin, and sclerin.[2]

Aspergillus cervinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. cervinus
Binomial name
Aspergillus cervinus
Massee (1914)[1]

Growth and morphology

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A. cervinus 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.

References

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  1. ^ a b Massee, G.E. 1914. Fungi exotici, XVIII. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Informations of the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. 1914:156-159
  2. ^ a b Chen, A.J.; Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Jiang, X.Z.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Polyphasic taxonomy of aspergillus section Cervini". Studies in Mycology. 85: 65–89. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.11.001. PMC 5192051. PMID 28050054.