Aspergillus pseudocaelatus
Aspergillus pseudocaelatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It was first isolated from an Arachis burkartii leaf in Argentina. It is most related to the non-aflatoxin producing Aspergillus caelatus, producing aflatoxins B and G, as well as cyclopiazonic acid and kojic acid.[1]
| Aspergillus pseudocaelatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. pseudocaelatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus pseudocaelatus Varga, Frisvad & Samson, 2011[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. pseudocaelatus 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 pseudocaelatus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus pseudocaelatus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2011). "Two new aflatoxin producing species, and an overview of Aspergillus section Flavi". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 57–80. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.05. ISSN 0166-0616. PMC 3161756. PMID 21892243.
Further reading
- Lakkireddy K, Kasturi K, KRS SR (2014). "Aflatoxins in Food and Feed: The Science of Safe Food" (PDF). Practice. 3: 5.
- Andersson, Ellinor (2012). "A small growth study of Aspergillus section Flavi, and potentially aflatoxigenic fungi and aflatoxin occurrence in Brazil nuts from local markets in Manaus, Brazil" (PDF). Uppsala: SLU, Dept. of Microbiology. urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-1782.
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