Aspergillus rhizopodus
Aspergillus rhizopodus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Clavati section.[2] The species was first described in 1975.[1] A. rhizopodus has been reported to produce pseurotins, dehydrocarolic acid, tryptoquivalines, tryptoquivalones, kotanins, and cytochalasins.[2]
| Aspergillus rhizopodus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. rhizopodus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus rhizopodus J.N. Rai, Wadhwani & S.C. Agarwal (1975)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. rhizopodus 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 rhizopodus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus rhizopodus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Rai, J.N.; Wadhwani, K.; Agarwal, S.C. 1975. Aspergillus rhizopodus sp.nov. from Indian alkaline soils. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 64(3):515-517
- Varga, J.; Due, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Taxonomic revision of Aspergillus section Clavati based on molecular, morphological and physiological data". Studies in Mycology. 59: 89–106. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.11. PMC 2275193. PMID 18490946.
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