Aspergillus parvulus

Aspergillus parvulus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cervini section.[2] The species was first described in 1961.[1] It was isolated from soil in the United States and from feed ingredients in Argentina.[2] A. parvulus has been reported to produce naphthalenones.[2]

Aspergillus parvulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Trichocomaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. parvulus
Binomial name
Aspergillus parvulus
G. Smith (1961)[1]

The genome of A. parvulus 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.[3] The genome assembly size was 32.73 Mbp.[3]

Growth and morphology

Aspergillus parvulus 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 parvulus growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus parvulus growing on MEAOX plate

References
  1. Smith, G. 1961. Some new and interesting species of micro-fungi. II. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 44(1):42-50
  2. 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.
  3. "Home - Aspergillus parvulus CBS 136.61 v1.0". genome.jgi.doe.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2018-09-07.


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