Aspergillus longivesica
| Aspergillus longivesica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. longivesica |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus longivesica L.H. Huang & Raper (1971)[1] | |
Aspergillus longivesica is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Clavati section.[2] The species was first described in 1971 by L.H. Huang and K.B. Raper.[1] A. longivesica has been reported to produce patulin, tryptoquivalones, tryptoquivalines, antafumicins, and pyripyropen.[2]
Growth and morphology
[edit]A. longivesica has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar (CYA) plates and Malt Extract Agar Oxoid (MEAOX) plates.[citation needed] The growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below.
Aspergillus longivesica growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus longivesica growing on MEAOX plate
References
[edit]- 1 2 Huang, L.H.; Raper, K.B. 1971. Aspergillus longivesica, a new species from Nigerian soil. Mycologia. 63(1):50-57
- 1 2 Varga, J.; Due, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Taxonomic revision of Aspergillus section Clavati based on molecular, morphological and physiological data". Studies in Mycology. 59: 89–106. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.11. PMC 2275193. PMID 18490946.