Aspergillus assulatus explained

Aspergillus assulatus (also named Neosartorya assulata) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Fumigati section.^[1] The species was first described in 2014.^[2] It has been reported to produce indole alkaloids and apolar metabolites.^[1]

Growth and morphology

A. assulatus 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.

Further reading

• Frisvad. Jens C.. Larsen. Thomas O.. Extrolites of Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Pathogenic Species in Aspergillus Section Fumigati. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7 January 2016. 6. 1485. 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01485. 26779142. 4703822. free.

Notes and References

1. Samson. R.A.. Hong. S.. Peterson. S.W.. Frisvad. J.C.. Varga. J.. 2007. Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Fumigati and its teleomorph Neosartorya. Studies in Mycology. 59. 147–203. 10.3114/sim.2007.59.14. 2275200. 18490953.
2. Samson. R.A.. Visagie. C.M.. Houbraken. J.. Hong. S.-B.. Hubka. V.. Klaassen. C.H.W.. Perrone. G.. Seifert. K.A.. Susca. A.. Tanney. J.B.. Varga. J.. Kocsubé. S.. Szigeti. G.. Yaguchi. T.. Frisvad. J.C.. Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus. Studies in Mycology. June 2014. 78. 141–173. 10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004. 25492982. 4260807.