Aspergillus alliaceus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Eurotiales |
Family: | Aspergillaceae |
Genus: | Aspergillus |
Species: | A. alliaceus
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Binomial name | |
Aspergillus alliaceus |
Aspergillus alliaceus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Flavi section. [2] It was first described scientifically by Charles Thom and Margaret Church in 1926. [1] Its associated teleomorph is Petromyces alliaceus. It has yellow spores. [3]
A. alliaceus 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.