Biology:Aspergillus conicus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Aspergillus conicus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Eurotiales
Family: Aspergillaceae
Genus: Aspergillus
Species:
A. conicus
Binomial name
Aspergillus conicus
Blochwitz (1914)[1][2][3]
Type strain
4733.701, ATCC 16908, BCRC 33143, CBS 475.65, CCRC 33143, CGMCC 3.4372, FRR 0149, IMI 172281, JCM 1725, NRRLT, NRRL 149, NRRL WB149, QM 7405, Thom 4733.701, WB 149[4]

Aspergillus conicus is a xerophilic species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which can cause endophthalmitis in rare cases.[1][5][6][7][8] It was first described in 1914.[3] It is from the section Restricti.[9] Aspergillus conicus has been reported as a human pathogen.[9]

Growth and morphology

A. conicus 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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 www.mycobank. http://www.mycobank.org/name/Aspergillus%20conicus&Lang=Eng. 
  2. Samson, ed. by Robert A.; Pitt, John I. (2000). Integration of modern taxonomic methods for penicillium and aspergillus classification. Amsterdam: Harwood Acad. Publ.. ISBN 978-9-058-23159-8. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Dale, E. 1914. On the fungi of the soil. Part II. Fungi from chalky soil, uncultivated mountain peat, and the "black earth" of the reclaimed fenland. Annales Mycologici. 12(1):33-62
  4. (in en) CBS 475.65 Strain Passport - StrainInfo. http://www.straininfo.net/strains/237308. Retrieved 2017-04-21. 
  5. Smith, Wendy M; Fahle, Gary; Nussenblatt, Robert B; Sen, Hatice Nida (2013). "A rare case of endogenous Aspergillus conicus endophthalmitis in an immunocompromised patient". Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection 3 (1): 37. doi:10.1186/1869-5760-3-37. PMID 23514122. 
  6. Herbert, Weber (2010). Mikrobiologie der Lebensmittel: Band 1: Grundlagen. Behr's Verlag DE. ISBN 978-3-899-47963-8. 
  7. Christian, John A. Troller, J.H.B. (1978). Water activity and food. New York: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-323-15901-2. 
  8. (in en) Aspergillus conicus. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/41957. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Sklenar, F.; Jurjevic, Z.; Zalar, P.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Kolarik, M.; Houbraken, J.; Chen, A.J. et al. (2017). "Phylogeny of xerophilic aspergilli (subgenus Aspergillus) and taxonomic revision of section Restricti". Studies in Mycology 88: 161–236. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.09.002. PMID 29158611. 

Further reading

  • Ware, George W., ed (1989). Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Continuation of Residue Reviews. Springer. ISBN 978-1468470925. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10419959 entry