Biology:Aspergillus elegans
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Aspergillus elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus elegans Gasperini (1887)[1]
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Aspergillus elegans is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section.[2] The species was first described in 1978.[1]
Growth and morphology
A. elegans 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 elegans growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus elegans growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gasperini, G. 1887. Sopra un nuovo morbo, che attacca i limoni e sopra alcuni ifomiceti. Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali. 8(2):328-332
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q10419976 entry
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