Aspergillus tanneri
Aspergillus tanneri is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. The species was first described in 2012.[1]
| Aspergillus tanneri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. tanneri |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus tanneri Kwon-Chung, Sugui & S. W. Peterson (2012)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. tanneri 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 tanneri growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus tanneri growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Sugui, J.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Clark, L.P.; Nardone, G; Folio, L; Riedlinger, G; Zerbe, C.S; Shea, Y; Henderson, C.M; Zelazny, A.M; Holland, S.M; Kwon-Chung, K.J. 2012. Aspergillus tanneri sp. nov., a new pathogen that causes invasive disease refractory to antifungal therapy. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 50(10):3309-3317
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