Aspergillus longivesica
Aspergillus longivesica is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Clavati section.[2] The species was first described in 1971.[1] A. longivesica has been reported to produce patulin, tryptoquivalones, tryptoquivalines, antafumicins, and pyripyropen.[2]
| Aspergillus longivesica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. longivesica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus longivesica L.H. Huang & Raper (1971)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. longivesica 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 longivesica growing on CYA plate
- Aspergillus longivesica growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Huang, L.H.; Raper, K.B. 1971. Aspergillus longivesica, a new species from Nigerian soil. Mycologia. 63(1):50-57
- 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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