Aspergillus navahoensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section. The species was first described in 1982.Christensen, M.; States, J.S. 1982. Aspergillus nidulans group: Aspergillus navahoensis, and a revised synoptic key. Mycologia. 74:226-235 It was isolated from sand in Arizona, United States. It has been reported to produce averufin, norsolorinic acid, 6,7,8-trihydroxy-3-methylisocoumarin,Yamazaki M, Satoh Y, Maebayashi Y, et al. (1988). Monoamine oxidase in- hibitors from a fungus, Emericella navahoensis. Chemical and Pharma- ceutical Bulletin 36: 670–675. desferritriacetylfusigen, echinocandin B,de la Cruz M, Martin J, Gonzales-Menedez V, et al. (2012). Chemical and physical modulation of antibiotic activity in Emericella species. Chemistry and Biodiversity 9: 1095–1113. and sterigmatocystin.Frisvad JC (1985). Secondary metabolites as an aid to Emericella classification. In: Advances in Penicillium and Aspergillus systematics (Samson RA, Pitt JI, eds), NATO ASI Series. Ser. A.: Life Sciences, Vol. 102. Plenum Press, New York: 437–443.
Growth and morphology
A. navahoensis 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.
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