Aspergillus ambiguus
| Aspergillus ambiguus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. ambiguus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus ambiguus Sappa (1955)[1]
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Aspergillus ambiguus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Terrei section.[2] The species was first described in 1955.[1] It has been reported to produce a butyrolactone and terrequinone A.[2]
Growth and morphology[edit]
A. ambiguus 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.
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Aspergillus ambiguus growing on CYA plate -
Aspergillus ambiguus growing on MEAOX plate
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sappa, F. 1955. Nuove specie di Aspergillus dei terreni della savana spinosa somala. Allionia. 2(2):247-257
- ^ a b Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2011). "New species in Aspergillus section Terrei". Studies in Mycology. 69 (1): 39–55. doi:10.3114/sim.2011.69.04. PMC 3161753. PMID 21892242.
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