Aspergillus restrictus
Appearance
Aspergillus restrictus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Aspergillaceae |
Genus: | Aspergillus |
Species: | A. restrictus
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Binomial name | |
Aspergillus restrictus | |
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Aspergillus restrictus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Restricti section.[3] The species was first described in 1931.[1] It is xerophilic, frequently found in house dust. Studies have suggested that it is an allergen implicated in asthma.[4][5] In 2016, the genome of A. restrictus was sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus.[6] The genome assembly size was 23.26 Mbp.[6]
Growth and morphology
A. restrictus 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.
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Aspergillus restrictus growing on CYA plate
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Aspergillus restrictus growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ^ a b Smith, G. 1931, J. Textile Res. Inst. 22: 115
- ^ "Aspergillus restrictus G. Sm.: 115 (1931)". Mycobank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-12-15.
- ^ Sklenár, F.; Jurjevic, Z.; Zalar, P.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Kolarik, M.; Houbraken, J.; Chen, A.J.; Yilmaz, N.; Seifert, K.A.; Coton, M.; Déniel, F.; Grunde-Cimerman, N.; Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Hubka, V. (2017). "Phylogeny of xerophilic aspergilli (subgenus Aspergillus) and taxonomic revision of section Restricti". Studies in Mycology. 88: 161–236. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.09.002. PMC 5678892.
- ^ Itabashi T, Hosoe T, Toyasaki N, Imai T, Adachi M, Kawai K (2007). "Allergen activity of xerophilic fungus, Aspergillus restrictus". Arerugī. 56 (2): 101–8. PMID 17347596.
- ^ Abe S. (1956). "Studies on the Classification of the Penicillia". Journal of General and Applied Microbiology Tokyo. 2 (1–2): 344. doi:10.2323/jgam.2.1.
- ^ a b https://genome.jgi.doe.gov/Aspres1/Aspres1.home.html