Aspergillus flavipes

Aspergillus flavipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. flavipes
Binomial name
	Aspergillus flavipes; (Bainier & Sartory) Thom & Church (1926)

Aspergillus flavipes is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Flavipedes section. The species was first described in 1926. It has been reported to produce sterigmatocystin, citrinin, and lovastatin.

Growth and morphology

A. flavipes 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 flavipes growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus flavipes growing on MEAOX plate

References

1 2 Thom, C.; Church, M. 1926. The Aspergilli. :1-272
1 2 Hubka, Vit; Nováková, Alena; Kolarik, Miroslav; Jurjevic, Zeljko; Peterson, Stephen W. (2015). "Revision of Aspergillus section Flavipedes: seven new species and proposal of section Jani sect. nov". Mycologia. 107 (1): 169–208. doi:10.3852/14-059. PMID 25344259.
↑ Arzanlou, M.; Samadi, R.; Frisvad, J.C.; Houbraken, J.; Ghosta, Y. (2016). "Two novel Aspergillus species from hypersaline soils of The National Park of Lake Urmia, Iran". Mycol Progress. 15 (10–11): 1081–1092. doi:10.1007/s11557-016-1230-8. hdl:20.500.11755/828bdba1-2faf-4cee-9e62-9ff4d01ff018.

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[thomchurch1926-1] 1 2 Thom, C.; Church, M. 1926. The Aspergilli. :1-272

[isolation-2] 1 2 Hubka, Vit; Nováková, Alena; Kolarik, Miroslav; Jurjevic, Zeljko; Peterson, Stephen W. (2015). "Revision of Aspergillus section Flavipedes: seven new species and proposal of section Jani sect. nov". Mycologia. 107 (1): 169–208. doi:10.3852/14-059. PMID 25344259.

[isolation2-3] Arzanlou, M.; Samadi, R.; Frisvad, J.C.; Houbraken, J.; Ghosta, Y. (2016). "Two novel Aspergillus species from hypersaline soils of The National Park of Lake Urmia, Iran". Mycol Progress. 15 (10–11): 1081–1092. doi:10.1007/s11557-016-1230-8. hdl:20.500.11755/828bdba1-2faf-4cee-9e62-9ff4d01ff018.