Aspergillus halophilicus

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Aspergillus halophilicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. halophilicus
Binomial name
Aspergillus halophilicus
C.M. Christensen, Papavizas & C.R. Benjamin (1959)[1]

Aspergillus halophilicus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Restricti section.[2] The species was first described in 1959.[1] It has been isolated from dried corn in the United States and a textile in the Netherlands.[2] It has been reported to produce chaetoviridin A, deoxybrevianamid E, pseurotin A, pseurotin D, rugulusovin, stachybotryamide, and tryprostatin B.[2]

Growth and morphology[edit]

A. halophilicus has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar (CYA) plates and yeast extract sucrose agar (YES) plates. The growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Christensen, C.M.; Papavizas, G.C.; Benjamin, C.R. 1959. A new halophilic species of Eurotium. Mycologia. 51(5):636-640
  2. ^ a b c Sklenar, F.; Jurjevic, Z.; Zalar, P.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Kolarik, M.; Houbraken, J.; Chen, A.J.; Yilmaz, N.; Seifert, K.A.; Coton, M.; Déniel, F.; Gunde-Cimerman, N.; Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Hubka, V. (2017). "Phylogeny of xerophilic aspergilli (subgenus Aspergillus) and taxonomic revision of section Restricti". Studies in Mycology. 88: 161–236. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.09.002. PMC 5678892.