Aspergillus insuetus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. insuetus
Binomial name
Aspergillus insuetus
(Bainier) Thom & Church (1929)[1]

Aspergillus insuetus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section.[2] The species was first described in 1929.[1] It has been reported to produce drimans, ophiobolin G, and ophiobolin H.[2]

Growth and morphology

A. insuetus 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. 1 2 Thom & Church 1929, Manual of the Aspergilli: 153
  2. 1 2 Houbraken, J.; Due, M.; Meijer, M.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Usti". Studies in Mycology. 59: 107–128. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.12. PMC 2275196. PMID 18490949.


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