Aspergillus cleistominutus
| Aspergillus cleistominutus | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi | 
| Division: | Ascomycota | 
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes | 
| Order: | Eurotiales | 
| Family: | Aspergillaceae | 
| Genus: | Aspergillus | 
| Species: | A. cleistominutus 
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus cleistominutus B.S. Mehrotra & R. Prasad 
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| Synonyms | |
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 Aspergillus rugulosus  | |
Aspergillus cleistominutus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[1] It has been reported to produce arugosin A, arugosin B, arugosin C, asperthecin, aspertetronin A, aspertetronin B, echinocandin B, echinocandin C, echinocandin D, epishamixanthone, shamixanthone, orsellinaldehyde, penicillin G, ruguloxanthone, and sterigmatocystin.[1] It has been isolated from soil in New Jersey, United States.[1]
Growth and morphology
A. cleistominutus 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.
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Aspergillus cleistominutus growing on CYA plate - 
			
Aspergillus cleistominutus growing on MEAOX plate 
References
- ^ a b c 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.