Aspergillus hortai is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Terrei section.[2] The species was first described in 1935.[1] It has been isolated from the ear of a human in Brazil, soil from the Galapagos Islands, and soil from the United States.[2] It has been reported to produce acetylaranotin, butyrolactones, citrinin, 3-methylorsellinic acid, terrein, and terrequinone A.[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. hortai
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus hortai (Langeron) C.W. Dodge (1935)[1]
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Growth and morphology edit
A. hortai 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 hortai growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus hortai growing on MEAOX plate
References edit
- ^ a b Aspergillus hortae (Langeron) C.W. Dodge, Medical mycology. Fungous diseases of men and other mammals: 628 (1935) [MB#252620]
- ^ a b c Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2011). "New species in Aspergillus section Terrei". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 39–55. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.04. PMC 3161753. PMID 21892242.
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