Aspergillus restrictus

{{Short description|Species of fungus}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Aspergillus

| species = restrictus

| authority = G.Sm. (1931)

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms =

• Penicillium fuscoflavum S.Abe (1956)
• Aspergillus restrictus var. B G.Sm (1931)

}}

Aspergillus restrictus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Restricti section.{{cite journal|last1=Sklenár |first1=F.|last2= Jurjevic |first2= Z.|last3= Zalar|first3= P.| last4= Frisvad|first4= J.C.| last5= Visagie|first5= C.M.| last6=Kolarik |first6=M. | last7=Houbraken |first7=J. | last8=Chen |first8=A.J. | last9=Yilmaz |first9=N. | last10= Seifert|first10=K.A. | last11=Coton |first11=M. | last12=Déniel |first12=F. | last13=Grunde-Cimerman |first13=N. | last14=Samson |first14=R.A. | last15=Peterson |first15=S.W. | last16=Hubka |first16=V. | date=2017|title= Phylogeny of xerophilic aspergilli (subgenus Aspergillus) and taxonomic revision of section Restricti|journal=Studies in Mycology|volume=88|pages=161–236|doi= 10.1016/j.simyco.2017.09.002|pmid=29158611|pmc=5678892 }} The species was first described in 1931.Smith, G. 1931, J. Textile Res. Inst. 22: 115 It is xerophilic, frequently found in house dust. Studies have suggested that it is an allergen implicated in asthma. In 2016, the genome of A. restrictus 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/Aspres1/Aspres1.home.html|title=Home - Aspergillus restrictus CBS 118.33 v1.0|website=Mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov|access-date=2 May 2022}} The genome assembly size was 23.26 Mbp.