Aspergillus heterothallicus
| Aspergillus heterothallicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. heterothallicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus heterothallicus Kwon-Chung, Fennell & Raper (1965)[1] | |
Aspergillus heterothallicus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[2] The species was first described in 1965.[1] It has been reported to produce emethallicins, emeheterone, emesterones A & B, 5’-hydroxyaveranthin, stellatin, and sterigmatocystin.[2]
Growth and morphology
[edit]A. heterothallicus 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 heterothallicus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus heterothallicus growing on MEAOX plate
References
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