Aspergillus ambiguus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Terrei section. The species was first described in 1955.Sappa, F. 1955. Nuove specie di Aspergillus dei terreni della savana spinosa somala. Allionia. 2(2):247-257 It has been reported to produce a butyrolactone and terrequinone A.

Growth and morphology

A. ambiguus 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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