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Aspergillus ruber

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

Aspergillus ruber is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aspergillus section.[2] The species was first described in 1929.[1] It has been isolated from coffee beans in the UK, tea and soil in China, and malt dust in the Czech Republic.[2] It has been reported to produce auroglaucin, bisanthrons, catenarin, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, epiheveadrides, erythroglaucin, flavoglaucin, isoechinulins, neoechinulins, physcion, questin, questinol, tetracyclic, and tetrahydroauroglaucin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Thom, C.; Church, M. 1926. The Aspergilli. :1-272
  2. ^ a b c Chen, A.J.; Hubka, V.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Houbraken, J.; Meijer, M.; Varga, J.; Demirel, R.; Jurjevic, Z.; Kubátová, A.; Sklenár, F.; Zhou, Y.G.; Samson, R.A. (2017). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Aspergillus (formerly Eurotium), and its occurrence in indoor environments and food". Studies in Mycology. 88: 37–135. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.07.001. PMC 5573881. PMID 28860671.