Aspergillus navahoensis

Aspergillus navahoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Trichocomaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. navahoensis
Binomial name
	Aspergillus navahoensis; M. Christensen & States (1982)[1]

Aspergillus navahoensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 1982.[1] It was isolated from sand in Arizona, United States.[2] It has been reported to produce averufin, norsolorinic acid, 6,7,8-trihydroxy-3-methylisocoumarin,[3] desferritriacetylfusigen, echinocandin B,[4] and sterigmatocystin.[5]

Growth and morphology

A. navahoensis 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 navahoensis growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus navahoensis growing on MEAOX plate

References

Christensen, M.; States, J.S. 1982. Aspergillus nidulans group: Aspergillus navahoensis, and a revised synoptic key. Mycologia. 74:226-235
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.
Yamazaki M, Satoh Y, Maebayashi Y, et al. (1988). Monoamine oxidase in- hibitors from a fungus, Emericella navahoensis. Chemical and Pharma- ceutical Bulletin 36: 670–675.
de la Cruz M, Martin J, Gonzales-Menedez V, et al. (2012). Chemical and physical modulation of antibiotic activity in Emericella species. Chemistry and Biodiversity 9: 1095–1113.
Frisvad JC (1985). Secondary metabolites as an aid to Emericella classification. In: Advances in Penicillium and Aspergillus systematics (Samson RA, Pitt JI, eds), NATO ASI Series. Ser. A.: Life Sciences, Vol. 102. Plenum Press, New York: 437–443.

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[thomchurch1926-1] Christensen, M.; States, J.S. 1982. Aspergillus nidulans group: Aspergillus navahoensis, and a revised synoptic key. Mycologia. 74:226-235

[isolation-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] Yamazaki M, Satoh Y, Maebayashi Y, et al. (1988). Monoamine oxidase in- hibitors from a fungus, Emericella navahoensis. Chemical and Pharma- ceutical Bulletin 36: 670–675.

[4] Cruz M, Martin J, Gonzales-Menedez V, et al. (2012). Chemical and physical modulation of antibiotic activity in Emericella species. Chemistry and Biodiversity 9: 1095–1113.

[5] Frisvad JC (1985). Secondary metabolites as an aid to Emericella classification. In: Advances in Penicillium and Aspergillus systematics (Samson RA, Pitt JI, eds), NATO ASI Series. Ser. A.: Life Sciences, Vol. 102. Plenum Press, New York: 437–443.