Aspergillus deflectus explained

Aspergillus deflectus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It produces a group of antimicrobial chemical compounds known as deflectins.^[1] Aspergillus deflectus is in rare cases pathogenic.^{[2] [3]} It is from the Usti section.^[4]

Growth and morphology

A. deflectus 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: Gupta. Vijai Kumar. New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Aspergillus System Properties and Applications. 2016. Elsevier. 9780444635136. en.
• Book: Rahman. Atta-ur-. Studies in Natural Products Chemistry: Indices. 2005. Elsevier. 9780080481203. en.
• Jang. SS. Dorr. TE. Biberstein. EL. Wong. A. Aspergillus deflectus infection in four dogs. Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology. April 1986. 24. 2. 95–104. 3723291. 10.1080/02681218680000151.

Notes and References

1. Book: Bycroft. Barrie W.. Dictionary of Antibiotics & Related Substances. 1987. CRC Press. 9780412254505. en.
2. Book: Powell. Natasha. Botany. 2004. Lotus Press. 9788189093181. en.
3. Safety. University of Minnesota, Department of Environmental Health &. Aspergillus deflectus. www.dehs.umn.edu. 2017-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170712121839/http://www.dehs.umn.edu/iaq_fib_fg_gloss_aspergillusdeflectus.htm. 2017-07-12. dead.
4. Samson . R.A.. Varga . J.. Meijer. M.. Frisvad. J.C.. 2011. New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti . Studies in Mycology . 69. 81–97. 10.3114/sim.2011.69.06 . 3161758 . 21892244.