Aspergillus thesauricus explained

Aspergillus thesauricus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.^{[1] [2]} The species was first described in 2012.^[3]

Growth and morphology

A. thesauricus 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. Visagie . C.M. . Hirooka . Y.. Tanney . J.B. . Whitfield . E.. Mwange . K. . Meijer . M. . Amend . A.S. . Seifert . K.A. . Samson . R.A. . 2014. Aspergillus, Penicillium and Talaromyces isolated from house dust samples collected around the world . Studies in Mycology . 78 . 63–139 . 10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.002. 25492981 . 4255536 .
2. Samson . R.A.. Varga . J.. Meijer. M.. Frisvad. J.C.. 2011. New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti . Studies in Mycology . 69. 1. 81–97. 10.3114/sim.2011.69.06 . 21892244. 3161758.
3. Novakova, A.; Hubka, V.; Saiz-Jimenez, C.; Kolarik, M. 2012. Aspergillus baeticus sp. nov. and Aspergillus thesauricus sp. nov., two species in section Usti from Spanish caves. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 62(Pt.2):2778-2785