Aspergillus montevidensis
Aspergillus montevidensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aspergillus section.[2] The species was first described in 1931.[1] It has been reported to produce apolar indoloterpenes, asperflavin in few isolates, auroglaucin, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, epiheveadrides, flavoglaucin, isoechinulins, neoechinulins, and tetrahydroauroglaucin.[2]
| Aspergillus montevidensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. montevidensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus montevidensis Talice & J.A. Mackinnon (1931)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. montevidensis 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 montevidensis growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus montevidensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Talice, A.V. & Mackinnon, J.A. 1931, C.R. Séanc. Soc. Biol. Argentina 108: 1007
- Chen, A.J.; Hubka, V.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Varga, J.; Demirel, R.; Jurjevic, Z.; Kubátová, A.; Sklenár, F.; Zhou, Y.G.; Samson, R.A. (2017). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium), and its occurrence in indoor environments and food". Studies in Mycology. 88: 37–135. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.07.001. PMC 5573881. PMID 28860671.
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