Aspergillus xerophilus

Aspergillus xerophilus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aspergillus section.[5] The species was first described in 1975.[1] It has been reported to produce bisanthrons, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, erythroglaucin, isoechinulins, neoechinulins, physcion, sulochrin, and tetracyclic.[5]

Aspergillus xerophilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Trichocomaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. xerophilus
Binomial name
Aspergillus xerophilus Samson & Mouchacca (1975)[1]
Type strain
CBS 938.73, FRR 2804, IMI 278377, JCM 1583, NRRL 6131, PIL 622[2]
Synonyms
Eurotium xerophilum[3][4]

References

1. 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
2. "Aspergillus xerophilus Taxon Passport - StrainInfo". www.straininfo.net.
3. "Aspergillus xerophilus". www.uniprot.org.
4. Samson, R.A.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Hong, S.-B.; Hubka, V.; Klaassen, C.H.W.; Perrone, G.; Seifert, K.A.; Susca, A.; Tanney, J.B.; Varga, J.; Kocsubé, S.; Szigeti, G.; Yaguchi, T.; Frisvad, J.C. (June 2014). "Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus". Studies in Mycology. 78: 141–173. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. PMC 4260807. PMID 25492982.
5. Chen, A.J.; Hubka, V.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Varga, J.; Demirel, R.; Jurjevic, Z.; Kubátová, A.; Sklenár, F.; Zhou, Y.G.; Samson, R.A. (2017). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium), and its occurrence in indoor environments and food". Studies in Mycology. 88: 37–135. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.07.001. PMC 5573881. PMID 28860671.

Further reading

• Hubka, V.; Kolarik, M.; Kubatova, A.; Peterson, S. W. (8 February 2013). "Taxonomic revision of Eurotium and transfer of species to Aspergillus". Mycologia. 105 (4): 912–937. doi:10.3852/12-151. PMID 23396159.