Aspergillus botswanensis
| Aspergillus botswanensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Subgenus: | Aspergillus subg. Nidulantes |
| Species: | A. botswanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus botswanensis A.J. Chen, Frisvad & Samson (2016)[1] | |
Aspergillus botswanensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[1] The species was first described in 2016.[1] It has been isolated from forest soil at the base of an ebony tree in Botswana.[1]
Aspergillus botswanensis 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 botswanensis growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus botswanensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.