Aspergillus haitiensis
| Aspergillus haitiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. haitiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus haitiensis Varga, Frisvad & Samson (2010)[1]
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| Type strain | |
| CBS 464.91 | |
Aspergillus haitiensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Sparsi section.[1][2] The species was first described in 2010.[1] It has been isolated from soil in Haiti.[1] It has been reported to produce gregatins and siderin.[1]
Growth and morphology
A. haitiensis 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 haitiensis growing on CYA plate
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Aspergillus haitiensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ^ a b c d e Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Sparsi". IMA Fungus. 1: 187–195. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.
- ^ 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.