Aspergillus pragensis explained

Aspergillus pragensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Candidi section.[1] The species was first described in 2014.[1] It has been reported to produce chlorflavonin, polar compound X, terphenyllin, 3-hydroxyterphenyllin, chlorflavonin, metabolite, 6-epi-stephacidin A, and terphenyllin.[1]

Growth and morphology

A. pragensis 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. Hubka. Vit. Lyskova. Pavlina. Frisvad. Jens. C.. Peterson. Stephen W. . Skorepova . Magdalena . Kolarik . Miroslav. 2014. Aspergillus pragensis sp. nov. discovered during molecular reidentification of clinical isolates belonging to Aspergillus section Candidi. Medical Mycology. 52. 6. 565–576 . 10.1093/mmy/myu022 . 24951723. free.