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Aspergillus violaceus

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Aspergillus violaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. violaceus
Binomial name
Aspergillus violaceus
Fennell & Raper (1955)[1]

Aspergillus violaceus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 1955.[1] It has been isolated from soil in Ghana.[2] It has been reported to produce aspermutarubrol, asperthecin, desferritriacetylfusigen, sterigmatocystin, violaceol I, violaceol II, and violaceic acid.[2]

Growth and morphology

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A. violaceus has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar (CYA) plates and yeast extract sucrose agar (YES) plates. The growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below.

References

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  1. ^ a b Fennell, D.I.; Raper, K.B. (1955). "New species and varieties of Aspergillus". Mycologia. 47: 68–89. doi:10.1080/00275514.1955.12024430.
  2. ^ a b c Chen, A.J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Sun, B.D.; Varga, S.; Kocsubé, S.; Dijksterhuis, J.; Kim, D.H.; Hong, S.-B.; Houbraken, J.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology". Studies in Mycology. 84: 1–118. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.