Aspergillus karnatakaensis

Aspergillus karnatakaensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. karnatakaensis
Binomial name
	Aspergillus karnatakaensis; Varga, Frisvad & Samson (2010)

Aspergillus karnatakaensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Aenei section.^[1] The species was first described in 2010.^[1] A. karnatakaensis has been isolated from soil, and has been found to produce terrein, gregatins, asteltoxin, karnatakafuran A, and karnatakafuran B.^[1]

Growth and morphology

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Aspergillus sect. Aeni sect. nov., a new section of the genus for A. karnatakaensis sp. nov. and some allied fungi". IMA Fungus. 1 (2): 197–205. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2010.01.02.13. PMC 3348773. PMID 22679580.

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[thomchurch1926-1] Varga, J.; Frisvad, J.C.; Samson, R.A. (2010). "Aspergillus sect. Aeni sect. nov., a new section of the genus for A. karnatakaensis sp. nov. and some allied fungi". IMA Fungus. 1 (2): 197–205. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2010.01.02.13. PMC 3348773. PMID 22679580.

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