Aspergillus venenatus explained

Aspergillus venenatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Versicolores section.^[1] The species was first described in 2012.^[1]

Growth and morphology

A. venenatus 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.

Further reading

• Šimonovičová A, Kraková L, Pangallo D, Majorošová M, Piecková E, Bodoriková S, Dörnhoferová M . Fungi on mummified human remains and in the indoor air in the Kuffner family crypt in Sládkovičovo (Slovakia) . International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation . 99 . 157–164 . 2015 . 10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.12.011 .
• Despot DJ, Kocsubé S, Bencsik O, Kecskeméti A, Szekeres A, Vágvölgyi C, Varga J, Klarić MŠ . Species diversity and cytotoxic potency of airborne sterigmatocystin-producing Aspergilli from the section Versicolores . Science of the Total Environment . 562 . 296–304 . 2016 . 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.183 . 27100010 . 2016ScTEn.562..296D .

Notes and References

1. Jurjevic . Zeljko . Peterson . Stephen W. . Horn . Bruce W. . Aspergillus section Versicolores: nine new species and multilocus dNA sequence based phylogeny. IMA Fungus. 3. 1. 2012. 59–795. 2210-6340. 10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.07. 23155501. 3399103.