Aspergillus granulosus
Aspergillus granulosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[2] The species was first described in 1944.[1] It has been reported to produce asperugins, ustic acids, nidulol, and drimans.[2]
| Aspergillus granulosus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. granulosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus granulosus Raper & Thom (1944)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. granulosus 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 granulosus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus granulosus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Raper, K.B.; Thom, C. 1944. New aspergilli from soil. Mycologia. 36(6):555-575
- 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.
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