Aspergillus sparsus

Aspergillus sparsus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. sparsus
Binomial name
	Aspergillus sparsus; Raper & Thom (1944)

Aspergillus sparsus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Sparsi section. The species was first described in 1944. It has been isolated from soil in Costa Rica and the United States.

Growth and morphology

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

References

1 2 Raper, K.B.; Thom, C. (1944). "New aspergilli from soil". Mycologia. 36 (6): 555–575. doi:10.1080/00275514.1944.12017576.
1 2 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Sparsi". IMA Fungus. 1: 187–195. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.
↑ 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.

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[renamed_from_1944_on_20181009055724-1] 1 2 Raper, K.B.; Thom, C. (1944). "New aspergilli from soil". Mycologia. 36 (6): 555–575. doi:10.1080/00275514.1944.12017576.

[isolation1-2] 1 2 Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Sparsi". IMA Fungus. 1: 187–195. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001. PMC 5198626. PMID 28050053.

[isolation-3] 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.