Aspergillus chinensis (also named Aspergillus filifer) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 2014.[1] It has been reported to produce shamixanthones and varitriol.[2]

Aspergillus chinensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. chinensis
Binomial name
Aspergillus chinensis
Samson, Visagie & Houbraken (2014)[1]
Synonyms

Aspergillus filifer

Growth and morphology

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A. chinensis 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 Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, S-B.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen, C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsube, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. (2014). "Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus". Studies in Mycology. 78: 141–173. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. PMC 4260807. PMID 25492982.
  2. ^ a b 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.