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Aspergillus australensis

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Aspergillus australensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. australensis
Binomial name
Aspergillus australensis
(Samson, S.B. Hong & Varga) Houbraken, Visagie & Samson (2007)[1]
Synonyms

Neosartorya australensis[2]

Aspergillus australensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus.[2] It is from the Fumigati section.[1] The species was first described in 2007. Aspergillus australensis produces aszonalenins and wortmannins.[3]

Growth and morphology

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A. australensis 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

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  1. ^ a b Samson, R.A.; Hong, S.; Peterson, S.W.; Frisvad, J.C.; Varga, J. (2007). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Fumigati and its teleomorph Neosartorya". Studies in Mycology. 59: 147–203. doi:10.3114/sim.2007.59.14. PMC 2275200. PMID 18490953.
  2. ^ a b "Aspergillus australensis". www.mycobank.org.
  3. ^ Frederic, Lamoth; William J., Steinbach (2016). Advances in Aspergillus fumigatus pathobiology. Frontiers Media SA. ISBN 978-2-889-19789-7.

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