Aspergillus rhizopodus

Aspergillus rhizopodus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Clavati section.[2] The species was first described in 1975.[1] A. rhizopodus has been reported to produce pseurotins, dehydrocarolic acid, tryptoquivalines, tryptoquivalones, kotanins, and cytochalasins.[2]

Aspergillus rhizopodus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. rhizopodus
Binomial name
Aspergillus rhizopodus
J.N. Rai, Wadhwani & S.C. Agarwal (1975)[1]

Growth and morphology

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A. rhizopodus 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 Rai, J.N.; Wadhwani, K.; Agarwal, S.C. 1975. Aspergillus rhizopodus sp.nov. from Indian alkaline soils. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 64(3):515-517
  2. ^ a b Varga, J.; Due, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Taxonomic revision of Aspergillus section Clavati based on molecular, morphological and physiological data". Studies in Mycology. 59: 89–106. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.11. PMC 2275193. PMID 18490946.