Aspergillus cervinus
Aspergillus cervinus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cervini section.[2] The species was first described in 1914.[1] It has been reported to produce terremutin, dihydroxy-2,5-toluquinone, xanthocillin, and sclerin.[2]
| Aspergillus cervinus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. cervinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus cervinus Massee (1914)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. cervinus 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.
Aspergillus cervinus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus cervinus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Massee, G.E. 1914. Fungi exotici, XVIII. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Informations of the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. 1914:156-159
- Chen, A.J.; Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Jiang, X.Z.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Polyphasic taxonomy of aspergillus section Cervini". Studies in Mycology. 85: 65–89. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.11.001. PMC 5192051. PMID 28050054.
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