Aspergillus multicolor

Aspergillus multicolor is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 1954.[1] It was isolated from forest soil in Somalia.[1] It has been shown to produce asticolourin A-C, averufin, 5,6-dimethoxydihydrosterigmatocystin, 5,6-dimethoxysterigmatocystin, sterigmatocystin, and versicolourin C.[3][4][5]

Aspergillus multicolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. multicolor
Binomial name
Aspergillus multicolor
Sappa (1954)[1]

In 2916, the genome of A. multicolor was sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus.[6] The genome assembly size was 35.25 Mbp.[6]

Growth and morphology

Aspergilus multicolor 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 multicolor growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus multicolor growing on MEAOX plate

References
  1. Sappa, F. 1954. New species of Aspergilli of forest soils in Italian Somaliland. Allionia. 2(1):79-95
  2. Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.
  3. Rabie CJ, Simpson TJ, Steyn PS, et al. (1984). Structure and absolute configuration of the asticolorins, toxic metabolites from Aspergillus multi- color. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications 1984: 764 – 765.
  4. Hamasaki T, Nakagomi T, Hatsuda Y, et al. (1977). 5,6- dimethoxysterigmatocystin, a new metabolite from Aspergillus multicolor. Tetrahedron Letters 18: 2765–2766.
  5. Hamasaki T, Nakagomi T, Hatsuda Y, et al. (1980). 5,6-dimethoxysterigmatocystin and related metabolites from Aspergillus multi-color. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 44: 1149–1155.
  6. https://genome.jgi.doe.gov/Aspmul1_1/Aspmul1_1.home.html


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