Penicillium inflatum explained
Penicillium inflatum (also named Aspergillus inflatum) is an anamorph species of the genus of Penicillium which produces sterigmatocystin.[1] [2] [3] [4] It is from the Cremei section.[5]
Growth and morphology
A. inflatus 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
- Book: Geoffrey Michael Gadd . Fungi in Biogeochemical Cycles . Cambridge University Press . 2006 . 0521845793.
- 21530923. 2011. Rank. C. Distribution of sterigmatocystin in filamentous fungi. Fungal Biology. 115. 4–5. 406–20. Nielsen. K. F.. Larsen. T. O.. Varga. J. Samson. R. A.. Frisvad. J. C.. 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.02.013.
Notes and References
- http://www.lgcstandards-atcc.org/products/all/48994.aspx?geo_country=de ATCC
- https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/69776 UniProt
- Book: Robert A. Samson, J I Pitt . Integration of Modern Taxonomic Methods For Penicillium and Aspergillus Classification . CRC Press . 2000 . 9058231593.
- 21530923. 2011. Rank. C. Distribution of sterigmatocystin in filamentous fungi. Fungal Biology. 115. 4–5. 406–20. Nielsen. K. F.. Larsen. T. O.. Varga. J. Samson. R. A.. Frisvad. J. C.. 10.1016/j.funbio.2011.02.013.
- Samson . R.A.. Visagie . C.M.. Houbraken. J.. Hong. B.-S.. Hubka. V.. Klaassen. C.H.W.. Perrone. G.. Seifert. K.A.. Susca. A.. Tanney. J.B.. Varga. J.. Kocsubé. S.. Szigeti. G.. Yaguchi. T.. Frisvad. J.C.. 2014. Phylogeny, identification and nomenclature of the genus Aspergillus . Studies in Mycology. 78. 141–173. 10.1016/j.simyco.2014.07.004 . 4260807 . 25492982.
