Aspergillus haitiensis
| Aspergillus haitiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. haitiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus haitiensis Varga, Frisvad & Samson (2010)[1]
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| Type strain | |
| CBS 464.91 | |
Aspergillus haitiensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Sparsi section.[1][2] The species was first described in 2010.[1] It has been isolated from soil in Haiti.[1] It has been reported to produce gregatins and siderin.[1]
Growth and morphology
A. haitiensis 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 haitiensis growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus haitiensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
- ^ a b c d e Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Sparsi". IMA Fungus. 1: 187–195. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.
- ^ 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.