Aspergillus violaceofuscus

Aspergillus violaceofuscus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. violaceofuscus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus violaceofuscus; Gasperini (1887)
Synonyms
	Aspergillus japonicus

Aspergillus violaceofuscus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It belongs to the group of black Aspergilli which are important industrial workhorses.^[2]^[3]^[4] A. violaceofuscus belongs to the Nigri section. The species was first described in 1887.^[1] It has been found both in marine environments in Bahamas and in soil in Puerto Rico.^[5] The genome of A. violaceofuscus was sequenced and published in 2014 as 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 36.01 Mbp.^[6]

Growth and morphology

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

References

^ ^a ^b Gasperini, G. 1887. Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali. 8(2):326-328
^ Pel, H. J.; de Winde, J. H.; Archer, D. B.; Dyer, P. S.; Hofmann, G.; Schaap, P. J.; Turner, G.; de Vries, R. P.; Albang, R.; Albermann, K.; Andersen, M. R.; Bendtsen, J. D.; Benen, J. A. E.; van den Berg, M.; Breestraat, S.; Caddick, M. X.; Contreras, R.; Cornell, M.; Coutinho, P. M.; Danchin, E. G. J.; Debets, A. J. M.; Dekker, P.; van Dijck, P. W. M.; van Dijk, A.; Dijkhuizen, L.; Driessen, A. J. M.; d’Enfert, C.; Geysens, S.; Goosen, C.; Groot, G. S. P.; de Groot, P. W. J.; Guillemette, T.; Henrissat, B.; Herweijer, M.; van den Hombergh, J. P. T. W.; van den Hondel, C. A. M. J. J.; van der Heijden, R. T. J. M.; van der Kaaij, R. M.; Klis, F. M.; Kools, H. J.; Kubicek, C. P.; van Kuyk, P. A.; Lauber, J.; Lu, X.; van der Maarel, M. J. E. C.; Meulenberg, R.; Menke, H.; Mortimer, M. A.; Nielsen, J.; Oliver, S. G.; Olsthoorn, M.; Pal, K.; van Peij, N. N. M. E.; Ram, A. F. J.; Rinas, U.; Roubos, J. A.; Sagt, C. M. J.; Schmoll, M.; Sun, J.; Ussery, D.; Varga, J.; Vervecken, W.; van de Vondervoort, P. J. J.; Wedler, H.; Wösten, H. A. B.; Zeng, A.-P.; van Ooyen, A. J. J.; Visser, J.; Stam, H. Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88. Nat. Biotechnol. 2007, 25, 221–231, doi:10.1038/nbt1282.
^ Goldberg, I.; Rokem, J. S.; Pines, O. Organic acids: old metabolites, new themes. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 2006, 81, 1601–1611, doi:10.1002/jctb.1590.
^ Pariza, M. W.; Foster, E. M. Determining the Safety of Enzymes Used in Food Processing. Journal of Food Protection 1983, 46, 453–468, doi:10.4315/0362-028X-46.5.453.
^ Varga, J.; Frisvad, J. C.; Kocsubé, S.; Brankovics, B.; Tóth, B.; Szigeti, G.; Samson, R. A. New and revisited species in Aspergillus section Nigri. Stud. Mycol. 2011, 69, 1–17, doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.01.
^ ^a ^b "Home - Aspergillus violaceofuscus CBS 115571 v1.0". Genome.jgi.doe.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[auto-1] Gasperini, G. 1887. Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali. 8(2):326-328

[2] Pel, H. J.; de Winde, J. H.; Archer, D. B.; Dyer, P. S.; Hofmann, G.; Schaap, P. J.; Turner, G.; de Vries, R. P.; Albang, R.; Albermann, K.; Andersen, M. R.; Bendtsen, J. D.; Benen, J. A. E.; van den Berg, M.; Breestraat, S.; Caddick, M. X.; Contreras, R.; Cornell, M.; Coutinho, P. M.; Danchin, E. G. J.; Debets, A. J. M.; Dekker, P.; van Dijck, P. W. M.; van Dijk, A.; Dijkhuizen, L.; Driessen, A. J. M.; d’Enfert, C.; Geysens, S.; Goosen, C.; Groot, G. S. P.; de Groot, P. W. J.; Guillemette, T.; Henrissat, B.; Herweijer, M.; van den Hombergh, J. P. T. W.; van den Hondel, C. A. M. J. J.; van der Heijden, R. T. J. M.; van der Kaaij, R. M.; Klis, F. M.; Kools, H. J.; Kubicek, C. P.; van Kuyk, P. A.; Lauber, J.; Lu, X.; van der Maarel, M. J. E. C.; Meulenberg, R.; Menke, H.; Mortimer, M. A.; Nielsen, J.; Oliver, S. G.; Olsthoorn, M.; Pal, K.; van Peij, N. N. M. E.; Ram, A. F. J.; Rinas, U.; Roubos, J. A.; Sagt, C. M. J.; Schmoll, M.; Sun, J.; Ussery, D.; Varga, J.; Vervecken, W.; van de Vondervoort, P. J. J.; Wedler, H.; Wösten, H. A. B.; Zeng, A.-P.; van Ooyen, A. J. J.; Visser, J.; Stam, H. Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88. Nat. Biotechnol. 2007, 25, 221–231, doi:10.1038/nbt1282.

[3] Goldberg, I.; Rokem, J. S.; Pines, O. Organic acids: old metabolites, new themes. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 2006, 81, 1601–1611, doi:10.1002/jctb.1590.

[4] Pariza, M. W.; Foster, E. M. Determining the Safety of Enzymes Used in Food Processing. Journal of Food Protection 1983, 46, 453–468, doi:10.4315/0362-028X-46.5.453.

[5] Varga, J.; Frisvad, J. C.; Kocsubé, S.; Brankovics, B.; Tóth, B.; Szigeti, G.; Samson, R. A. New and revisited species in Aspergillus section Nigri. Stud. Mycol. 2011, 69, 1–17, doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.01.

[jgi-6] "Home - Aspergillus violaceofuscus CBS 115571 v1.0". Genome.jgi.doe.gov. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

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