Aspergillus thesauricus

Aspergillus thesauricus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[2][3] The species was first described in 2012.[1]

Aspergillus thesauricus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. thesauricus
Binomial name
Aspergillus thesauricus
Hubka & A. Novakova (2012)[1]

Growth and morphology

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A. thesauricus 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 Novakova, A.; Hubka, V.; Saiz-Jimenez, C.; Kolarik, M. 2012. Aspergillus baeticus sp. nov. and Aspergillus thesauricus sp. nov., two species in section Usti from Spanish caves. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 62(Pt.2):2778-2785
  2. ^ Visagie, C.M.; Hirooka, Y.; Tanney, J.B.; Whitfield, E.; Mwange, K.; Meijer, M.; Amend, A.S.; Seifert, K.A.; Samson, R.A. (2014). "Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces isolated from house dust samples collected around the world". Studies in Mycology. 78: 63–139. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.002. PMC 4255536. PMID 25492981.
  3. ^ Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.