Aspergillus pseudoterreus

Aspergillus pseudoterreus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. pseudoterreus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus pseudoterreus; S.W. Peterson, Samson & Varga (2011)

Aspergillus pseudoterreus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Terrei section.^[1] The species was first described in 2011.^[1] It has been reported to produce aspulvinones, asterriquinones, butyrolactones, citreoisocoumarin, citreoviridin, citrinin, 3-methylorsellinic acid, terrein, and terrequinone A.^[1]

Growth and morphology

A. pseudoterreus 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 pseudoterreus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus pseudoterreus growing on MEAOX plate

References

1 2 3 4 Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2011). "New species in Aspergillus section Terrei". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 39–55. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.04. PMC 3161753. PMID 21892242.

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[isolation-1] 1 2 3 4 Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2011). "New species in Aspergillus section Terrei". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 39–55. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.04. PMC 3161753. PMID 21892242.

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