Aspergillus venenatus
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| Aspergillus venenatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. venenatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus venenatus Jurjević, S.W. Peterson & B.W. Horn (2012)[1] | |
Aspergillus venenatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Versicolores section.[1] The species was first described in 2012.[1]
Growth and morphology
[edit]A. venenatus 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 venenatus growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus venenatus growing on MEAOX plate
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Šimonovičová A, Kraková L, Pangallo D, Majorošová M, Piecková E, Bodoriková S, Dörnhoferová M (2015). "Fungi on mummified human remains and in the indoor air in the Kuffner family crypt in Sládkovičovo (Slovakia)". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation. 99: 157–164. doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.12.011.
- Despot DJ, Kocsubé S, Bencsik O, Kecskeméti A, Szekeres A, Vágvölgyi C, Varga J, Klarić MŠ (2016). "Species diversity and cytotoxic potency of airborne sterigmatocystin-producing Aspergilli from the section Versicolores" (PDF). Science of the Total Environment. 562: 296–304. Bibcode:2016ScTEn.562..296D. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.183. PMID 27100010.
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