Aspergillus pseudoustus

Aspergillus pseudoustus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. pseudoustus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus pseudoustus; Frisvad, Varga & Samson (2011)

Aspergillus pseudoustus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.^[1] The species was first described in 2011.^[1] It has been reported to produce asperugins, austamide, austocystin, norsolorinic acid, versicolorin C, and averufin.^[1]

Growth and morphology[edit]

A. pseudoustus 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.

Aspergillus pseudoustus growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus pseudoustus growing on MEAOX plate

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.

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[thomchurch1926-1] Samson, R.A.; Varga, J.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C. (2011). "New taxa in Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 81–97. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.06. PMC 3161758. PMID 21892244.

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