Aspergillus miraensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 2016.[1] It has been isolated from roots of Polygonum macrophyllum var. stenophyllum, in Tibet, China.[2] It has been reported to produce aflatoxin B1.[2]
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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. miraensis
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| Aspergillus miraensis (L.C. Zhang, Juan Chen & S.X. Guo) Hubka, S.W. Peterson & M. Kolařík (2016)[1]
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Growth and morphology
editA. miraensis 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 miraensis growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus miraensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
edit- ^ a b Hubka, V; Nováková, A; Peterson, S.W; Frisvad, J.C; Sklenář, F; Matsuzawa, T; Kubátová, A; Kolařík, M. (2016). "A reappraisal of Aspergillus section Nidulantes with descriptions of two new sterigmatocystin producing species". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 302 (9): 1267–1299. doi:10.1007/s00606-016-1331-5. S2CID 25984156.
- ^ a b c 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.
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