Aspergillus fijiensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It belongs to the group of black Aspergilli which are important industrial workhorses.[2][3][4] A. fijiensis belongs to the Nigri section. The species was first described in 2011.[1] It has been isolated from soil in Fiji and from Lactuca sativa in Indonesia. This species is able to grow at 37 °C, and produces asperparalines and okaramins.[1]
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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. fijiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus fijiensis Varga, Frisvad & Samson (2011)[1]
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The genome of A. fijiensis was sequenced and published in 2014 as part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project – a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus.[5] The genome assembly size was 36.51 Mbp.[5]
Growth and morphology
editA. fijiensis 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 fijiensis growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus fijiensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
edit- ^ a b c Varga, J.; Frisvad, J. C.; Kocsubé, S.; Brankovics, B.; Tóth, B.; Szigeti, G.; Samson, R. A. New and revisited species in Aspergillus section Nigri. Stud. Mycol. 2011, 69, 1–17, doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.01.
- ^ Pel, H. J.; de Winde, J. H.; Archer, D. B., et al. Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88. Nat. Biotechnol. 2007, 25, 221–231, doi:10.1038/nbt1282.
- ^ Goldberg, I.; Rokem, J. S.; Pines, O. Organic acids: old metabolites, new themes. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 2006, 81, 1601–1611, doi:10.1002/jctb.1590.
- ^ Pariza, M. W.; Foster, E. M. Determining the Safety of Enzymes Used in Food Processing. Journal of Food Protection 1983, 46, 453–468, doi:10.4315/0362-028X-46.5.453.
- ^ a b "Home - Aspergillus fijiensis CBS 313.89 v1.0". genome.jgi.doe.gov.
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