Aspergillus cretensis is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Circumdati section. The species was first described in 2004.Frisvad, JC; Frank, JM; Houbraken, JAMP; Kuijpers, AFA; Samson, RA. 2004. New ochratoxin A producing species of Aspergillus section Circumdati. Studies in Mycology. 50(1):23-44 It has been reported to produce ochratoxin A and penicillic acid.
Growth and morphology
A. cretensis 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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