Biology:Aspergillus albertensis

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus albertensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. albertensis
Binomial name
Aspergillus albertensis
J.P. Tewari (1985)[1]

Aspergillus albertensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Flavi section.[2] The species was first described in 1985.[1] It was isolated from a human ear in Canada .[2] A. albertensis has been shown to produce ochratoxin A and B.[2] It forms yellow spores.[3]

Growth and morphology

A. albertensis 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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Tewari, J.P. (1985). "A new indeterminate stromatal type in Petromyces". Mycologia 77 (1): 114–120. doi:10.2307/3793255. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2011). "Aflatoxin producing species, and an overview of Aspergillus section Flavi". Studies in Mycology 69 (1): 57–80. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.05. PMID 21892243. 
  3. Visagie, C.M.; Varga, J.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Kocsubé, S.; Yilmaz, N.; Fotedar, R.; Seifert, K.A. et al. (2014). "Ochratoxin production and taxonomy of the yellow aspergilli (Aspergillus section Circumdati)". Studies in Mycology 78: 1–61. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.001. PMID 25492980. 

Wikidata ☰ Q60520245 entry