Aspergillus multicolor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Aspergillus multicolor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. multicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus multicolor Sappa (1954)[1] | |
Aspergillus multicolor is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 1954.[1] It was isolated from forest soil in Somalia.[1] It has been shown to produce asticolourin A-C, averufin, 5,6-dimethoxydihydrosterigmatocystin, 5,6-dimethoxysterigmatocystin, sterigmatocystin, and versicolourin C.[3][4][5]
In 2016, the genome of A. multicolor 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.[6] The genome assembly size was 35.25 Mbp.[6]
