Aspergillus venezuelensis

Aspergillus venezuelensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Fungi
Division:Ascomycota
Class:Eurotiomycetes
Order:Eurotiales
Family:Trichocomaceae
Genus:Aspergillus
Species: A. venezuelensis
Binomial name
Aspergillus venezuelensis
Frisvad & Samson (2004)[1]

Aspergillus venezuelensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.[2] The species was first described in 2004.[3] It has been shown to produce aflatoxin B1 and sterigmatocystin.[4] The genome of A. venezuelensis was in 2016 sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the Aspergillus genus.[5] The genome assembly size was 34.84 Mbp.[6]


References

  1. 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.
  2. Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. 2004. Emericella venezuelensis, a new species with stellate ascospores producing sterigmatocystin and aflatoxin B1. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 27:672-680
  3. https://genome.jgi.doe.gov/Aspven1/Aspven1.home.html
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