Aspergillus falconensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section. The species was first described in 1989.Horie, Y.; Miyaji, M.; Nishimura, K.; Udagawa, S. 1989. Emericella falconensis, a new species from Venezuelan soil. Transactions of the Mycological Society of Japan. 30(3):257-263 It has been reported to produce 3,30-Dihydroxy-5,50-dimethyldiphenyl ether, falconensin A-N, falconenson A-B, hopane-6α,7β,22-triol, hopane-7β,22-diol, mitorubrin, monomethyldihydromitorubrin, monomethylmitorubrin, and zeorin.
Growth and morphology
A. falconensis 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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