Aspergillus heterothallicus

Aspergillus heterothallicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. heterothallicus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus heterothallicus; Kwon-Chung, Fennell & Raper (1965)

Aspergillus heterothallicus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.^[2] The species was first described in 1965.^[1] It has been reported to produce emethallicins, emeheterone, emesterones A & B, 5’-hydroxyaveranthin, stellatin, and sterigmatocystin.^[2]

Growth and morphology

A. heterothallicus 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 heterothallicus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus heterothallicus growing on MEAOX plate

References

^ ^a ^b Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686
^ ^a ^b Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.

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[thomchurch1926-1] Raper, K.B.; Fennell, D.I. 1965. The Genus Aspergillus. :1-686

[isolation-2] Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.

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