Aspergillus olivicola

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|genus = Aspergillus

|species = olivicola

|authority = Frisvad, Zalar & Samson (2008)

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Aspergillus olivicola is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section.{{cite journal|last1=Chen |first1= 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 2008.Zalar, P.; Frisvad, J.C.; Gunde-Cimerman, N.; Varga, J.; Samson, R.A. 2008. Four new species of Emericella from the Mediterranean region of Europe. Mycologia. 100(5):779-795 It has been isolated from fruit in Italy. A. olivicola has been shown to produce aflatoxin B1, emericellin, shamixanthone, siderin, sterigmatocystin, terrein, and varitriol.Zalar P, Frisvad JC, Gunde-Cimerman N, et al. (2008). Four new species of Emericella from the Mediterranean region of Europe. Mycologia 100: 779 – 795.

In 2016, the genome of A. olivicola was sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus.{{Cite web|url=https://mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov/Aspoli1_1/Aspoli1_1.home.html|title=Home - Aspergillus olivicola v1.0|website=Mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov|access-date=2 May 2022}} The genome assembly size was 33.17 Mbp.