Aspergillus hortai
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| Aspergillus hortai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. hortai |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus hortai (Langeron) C.W. Dodge (1935)[1] | |
Aspergillus hortai is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Terrei section.[2] The species was first described in 1935.[1] It has been isolated from the ear of a human in Brazil, soil from the Galapagos Islands, and soil from the United States.[2] It has been reported to produce acetylaranotin, butyrolactones, citrinin, 3-methylorsellinic acid, terrein, and terrequinone A.[2]
