Aspergillus christenseniae
Aspergillus christenseniae is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cervini section.[1] The species was first described in 2016.[1] It has been reported to produce 4-hydroxymellein, terremutin, orange-red anthraquinone, and chlorflavonin.[1] The species was named for Martha Christensen.[2]
| Aspergillus christenseniae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: | Aspergillus |
| Species: | A. christenseniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspergillus christenseniae A.J. Chen, Frisvad & Samson (2016)[1] | |
Growth and morphology
A. christenseniae 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 christenseniae growing on CYA plate
Aspergillus christenseniae growing on MEAOX plate
References
- Chen, A.J.; Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Jiang, X.Z.; Samson, R.A. (2016). "Polyphasic taxonomy of aspergillus section Cervini". Studies in Mycology. 85: 65–89. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2016.11.001. PMC 5192051. PMID 28050054.
- Allen, Michael F.; Tuthill, Dorothy E.; States, Jack; Williams, Stephen E.; Henkel, Terry W. (29 January 2019). "In memoriam: Martha Christensen, 1932−2017". Mycologia. 111 (1): 190–193. doi:10.1080/00275514.2018.1544815.
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