Aspergillus desertorum
Species of fungus
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Aspergillus desertorum is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which has been isolated from desert soil.[4][5][3][1] It is from the Nidulantes section.[6] Aspergillus desertorum produces desertorin A, desertorin B, desertorin C, paxiline and emindol DA.[7][8][9][10]
| Aspergillus desertorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. desertorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus desertorum (Samson & Mouchacca) Samson, Visagie & Houbraken (1974) Samson, Visagie & Houbraken (2014)[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| CBS 653.73, IFO 30840, IMI 343076, NBRC 30840, NRRL 5921[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Emericella desertorum[3] | |
In 2016, the genome of A. desertorum was sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus.[11] The genome assembly size was 29.04 Mbp.[11]
Growth and morphology
A. desertorum 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 desertorum growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus desertorum growing on MEAOX plate
