Aspergillus fumisynnematus

Aspergillus fumisynnematus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Fumigati section.[2] The species was first described in 1993.[1] It has been reported to produce neosartorin, pyripyropens, and fumimycin.[2]

Aspergillus fumisynnematus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. fumisynnematus
Binomial name
Aspergillus fumisynnematus
Y. Horie, Miyaji, Nishimura, Taguchi & Udagawa (1993)[1]

Growth and morphology

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A. fumisynnematus 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 Horie, Y.; Miyaji, M.; Nishimura, K.; Taguchi, H.; Udagawa, S.I. 1993. Aspergillus fumisynnematus, a new species from Venezuelan soil. Transactions of the Mycological Society of Japan. 34(1):3-7
  2. ^ a b Samson, R.A.; Hong, S.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Fumigati and its teleomorph Neosartorya". Studies in Mycology. 59: 147–203. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.14. PMC 2275200. PMID 18490953.