Aspergillus dimorphicus explained

Aspergillus dimorphicus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cremei section.[1] The species was first described in 1969.[2] It has been reported to produce wentilactones.[3]

Growth and morphology

A. dimorphicus 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.

Notes and References

  1. Samson . R.A.. Visagie . C.M.. Houbraken. J.. Hong. B.-S.. 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.. 2014. Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus . Studies in Mycology. 78. 141–173. 10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004 . 25492982. 4260807.
  2. Mehrotra, B.S.; Prasad, R. 1969. Aspergillus dimorphicus and Emericella cleisto-minuta sp. nov. from Indian soils. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 52(2):331-336
  3. Xu . Rui. Xu . Gang-Ming. Li. Xiao-Ming. Li. Chun-Shun. Wang. Bin-Gui. 2015. Characterization of a Newly Isolated Marine Fungus Aspergillus dimorphicus for Optimized Production of the Anti-Tumor Agent Wentilactones . Marine Drugs. 13. 11. 7040–7054. 10.3390/md13117040 . 26610530. 4663565. free.

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