Aspergillus keveii is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which has been isolated from soil from Las Palmas in Spain.[2][3][1] It is from the Usti section.[1] It has been reported to produce drimans, ophiobolins G and H, and nidulol.[1]
| Aspergillus keveii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Aspergillaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. keveii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus keveii Varga, Frisvad & Samson (2007)[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| CBS 209.92[2] | |
Growth and morphology
editA. keveii 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.
Aspergillus keveii growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus keveii growing on MEAOX plate
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Houbraken, J.; Due, M.; Varga, J.; 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.
- 1 2 "Aspergillus keveii". Www.uniprot.org.
- ↑ Samson, Robert A.; Varga, János (2017). Aspergillus Systematics in the Genomic Era. CBS Fungal Biodiversity Centre. p. 118. ISSN 0166-0616.
Further reading
edit- Houbraken, J.; Due, M.; Varga, J.; 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.