Aspergillus pseudodeflectus
Aspergillus pseudodeflectus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[2] The species was first described in 1975.[1] It has been reported to produce drimans, ophiobolins G and H, and austins.[2]
| Aspergillus pseudodeflectus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. pseudodeflectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus pseudodeflectus Samson & Mouchacca (1975)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. pseudodeflectus 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 pseudodeflectus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus pseudodeflectus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Samson, R.A.; Mouchacca, J. 1975. Additional notes on species of Aspergillus, Eurotium and Emericella from Egyptian desert soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 41(3):343-351
- Houbraken, J.; Due, M.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 59: 107–128. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.12. PMC 2275196. PMID 18490949.
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