Biology:Aspergillus intermedius

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus intermedius
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. intermedius
Binomial name
Aspergillus intermedius
Blaser (1975)[1]

Aspergillus intermedius is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aspergillus section.[2] The species was first described in 1975.[1] It has been reported to produce asperflavin, auroglaucin, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, epiheveadrides, flavoglaucin, isoechinulins, LL-S491β, neoechinulins, physcion, questin, and tetrahydroauroglaucin.[2]

Growth and morphology

A. intermedius 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 Blaser, P. 1976. Taxonomische und physiologische Untersuchungen uber die Gattung Eurotium Link. ex Fr. Sydowia. 28:1-49
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chen, A.J.; Hubka, V.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Varga, J.; Demirel, R. et al. (2017). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium), and its occurrence in indoor environments and food". Studies in Mycology 88: 37–135. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.07.001. PMID 28860671. 

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