Aspergillus_conicus

<i>Aspergillus conicus</i>

Aspergillus conicus

Species of fungus

Aspergillus conicus is a xerophilic species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which can cause endophthalmitis in rare cases.[1][5][6][7][8] It was first described in 1914.[3] It is from the section Restricti.[9] Aspergillus conicus has been reported as a human pathogen.[9]

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Growth and morphology

A. conicus 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 conicus growing on CYA plate
  • Aspergillus conicus growing on MEAOX plate

References

  1. [1]
    "www.mycobank". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. [2]
    Samson, ed. by Robert A.; Pitt, John I. (2000). Integration of modern taxonomic methods for penicillium and aspergillus classification. Amsterdam: Harwood Acad. Publ. ISBN 978-9-058-23159-8. {{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  3. [3]
    Dale, E. 1914. On the fungi of the soil. Part II. Fungi from chalky soil, uncultivated mountain peat, and the "black earth" of the reclaimed fenland. Annales Mycologici. 12(1):33-62
  4. [4]
    "CBS 475.65 Strain Passport - StrainInfo". www.straininfo.net. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-21.
  5. [5]
    Smith, Wendy M; Fahle, Gary; Nussenblatt, Robert B; Sen, Hatice Nida (2013). "A rare case of endogenous Aspergillus conicus endophthalmitis in an immunocompromised patient". Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection. 3 (1): 37. doi:10.1186/1869-5760-3-37. PMC 3605118. PMID 23514122.
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    Herbert, Weber (2010). Mikrobiologie der Lebensmittel: Band 1: Grundlagen. Behr's Verlag DE. ISBN 978-3-899-47963-8.
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    Christian, John A. Troller, J.H.B. (1978). Water activity and food. New York: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-323-15901-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. [8]
    "Aspergillus conicus". www.uniprot.org.
  9. [9]
    Sklenar, F.; Jurjevic, Z.; Zalar, P.; Frisvad, J.C.; Visagie, C.M.; Kolarik, M.; Houbraken, J.; Chen, A.J.; Yilmaz, N.; Seifert, K.A.; Coton, M.; Déniel, F.; Gunde-Cimerman, N.; Samson, R.A.; Peterson, S.W.; Hubka, V. (2017). "Phylogeny of xerophilic aspergilli (subgenus Aspergillus) and taxonomic revision of section Restricti". Studies in Mycology. 88: 161–236. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.09.002. PMC 5678892. PMID 29158611.

Further reading

  • Ware, George W., ed. (1989). Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Continuation of Residue Reviews. Springer. ISBN 978-1468470925.


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