| Aspergillus turkensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. turkensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus turkensis Varga, Frisvad & Samson (2011)[1] | |
Aspergillus turkensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[2] The species was first described in 2011.[1] It has been isolated from soil in Turkey.[2] It has been reported to produce an austocystin, deflectins, emerin, and a shamixanthone.[1]
Growth and morphology
A. turkensis 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 turkensis growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus turkensis growing on MEAOX plate
References
- 1 2 3 Novakova, A.; Hubka, V.; Saiz-Jimenez, C.; Kolarik, M. (2012). "Aspergillus baeticus sp. nov. and Aspergillus thesauricus sp. nov., two species in section Usti from Spanish caves". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 62 (2): 2778–2785. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.041004-0. hdl:10261/61924. PMID 22505602.
- 1 2 Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.
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