Aspergillus haitiensis

{{Short description|Species of fungus}}

{{Speciesbox

| image =

| image_caption =

| genus = Aspergillus

| species = haitiensis

| authority = Varga, Frisvad & Samson (2010)

| type_strain = CBS 464.91

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms =

}}

Aspergillus haitiensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Sparsi section.{{cite journal|last=Varga |first= J.|last2= Frisvad |first2= J.C.|last3= Samson|first3= R.A.|date=2010|title= Polyphasic taxonomy of Aspergillus section Sparsi |journal= IMA Fungus |volume= 1|pages=187–195|doi= 10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001|pmc= 5198626 |pmid=28050053}}{{cite journal|last=Chen |first= A.J.|last2= Frisvad |first2= J.C.|last3= Sun|first3= B.D.|last4= Varga|first4= S.|last5= Kocsubé|first5= S.| last6= Dijksterhuis|first6= J.| last7= Kim|first7= D.H.| last8= Hong|first8= S.-B.| last9= Houbraken|first9= J.| last10= Samson|first10= R.A.|date=2016|title= Aspergillus section Nidulantes (formerly Emericella): Polyphasic taxonomy, chemistry and biology|journal= Studies in Mycology |volume= 84|pages=1–118|doi= 10.1016/j.simyco.2016.10.001 | pmid=28050053 | pmc=5198626}} The species was first described in 2010. It has been isolated from soil in Haiti. It has been reported to produce gregatins and siderin.

Growth and morphology

A. haitiensis 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_haitiensis_cya.png|Aspergillus haitiensis growing on CYA plate

Aspergillus_haitiensis_meaox.png|Aspergillus haitiensis growing on MEAOX plate

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Taxonbar|from=Q29887811}}

haitiensis

Category:Fungi described in 2010

Category:Fungus species

{{Eurotiomycetes-stub}}