Aspergillus nutans is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cervini section. The species was first described in 1954.McLennan, E.I.; Ducker, S.C.; Thrower, L.B. 1954. New soil fungi from Australian heathland: Aspergillus, Penicillium, Spegazzinia. Australian Journal of Botany. 2(3):355-364 It has been reported to produce terremutin and some carotenoid-like extrolites.
Growth and morphology
A. nutans 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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