Aspergillus astellatus explained

Aspergillus astellatus is a species of the genus of Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.^[1] Aspergillus astellatus produces Aflatoxin B1, Aflatoxin B2 and sterigmatocystin.^{[2] [3]}

Growth and morphology

A. astellatus 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

• Book: John F. . Leslie . Antonio . Logrieco . Mycotoxin reduction in grain chaings. 2014. Wiley-Blackwell. Stafford BC, Qld.. 978-0-813-82083-5.

Notes and References

1. Chen . A.J.. Frisvad . J.C.. Sun. B.D.. Varga. S.. Kocsubé. S.. Dijksterhuis. J.. Kim. D.H.. Hong. S.-B.. Houbraken. J.. Samson. R.A.. 2016. Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology. Studies in Mycology . 84. 1–118. 10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. 28050053. 5198626.
2. Book: R.. Russell. M.. Paterson. Nelson. Lima. Molecular Biology of Food and Water Borne Mycotoxigenic and Mycotic Fungi. 2015. CRC Press. 978-1-466-55988-2.
3. Frisvad. J.C.. Samson. R.A.. Smedsgaard. J.. Emericella astellata, a new producer of aflatoxin B1, B2 and sterigmatocystin. Letters in Applied Microbiology. May 2004. 38. 5. 440–445. 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2004.01520.x. 15059218. 25178190 .