Aspergillus turkensis explained

Aspergillus turkensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[1] The species was first described in 2011.[2] It has been isolated from soil in Turkey.[1] It has been reported to produce an austocystin, deflectins, emerin, and a shamixanthone.[2]

Growth and morphology

A. turkensis 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. 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 . 3161758 . 21892244.
  2. 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 . 10.1099/ijs.0.041004-0 . International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 62 . 2. 2778–2785 . 22505602 . 10261/61924 . free .

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