Aspergillus wisconsinensis

Aspergillus wisconsinensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. wisconsinensis
Binomial name
	Aspergillus wisconsinensis; A.J. Chen, Frisvad & Samson (2016)

Aspergillus wisconsinensis 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 an asparvenone, 4-hydroxymellein, sclerotigenin, two territrems, and cycloaspeptide.^[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.

[isolation-1] 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.

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