Aspergillus intermedius explained

Aspergillus intermedius is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aspergillus section.^[1] The species was first described in 1975.^[2] It has been reported to produce asperflavin, auroglaucin, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, epiheveadrides, flavoglaucin, isoechinulins, LL-S491β, neoechinulins, physcion, questin, and tetrahydroauroglaucin.^[1]

Growth and morphology

A. intermedius 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.

References

1. Chen. A.J.. Hubka . V.. Frisvad. J.C.. Visagie . C.M.. Houbraken . J. . Meijer . M.. Varga . J.. Demirel . R. . Jurjevic. Z.. Kubátová . A.. Sklenár. F. . Zhou . Y.G. . Samson . R.A.. 2017. Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium), and its occurrence in indoor environments and food . Studies in Mycology . 88. 37–135. 10.1016/j.simyco.2017.07.001. 28860671. 5573881.
2. Blaser, P. 1976. Taxonomische und physiologische Untersuchungen uber die Gattung Eurotium Link. ex Fr. Sydowia. 28:1-49