Aspergillus turcosus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Fumigati section. The species was first described in 2008.Hong, S.B.; Shin, H.D.; Hong, J.B.; Frisvad, J.C.; Nielsen, P.V.; Varga, J.; Samson, R.A. 2008. New taxa of Neosartorya and Aspergillus in Aspergillus section Fumigati. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 93(1-2):87-98 It has been reported to produce kotanins.
Growth and morphology
A. turcosus 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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