Aspergillus croceus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Nidulantes section. The species was first described in 2016.Hubka, V; Nováková, A; Peterson, S.W; Frisvad, J.C; Sklenář, F; Matsuzawa, T; Kubátová, A; Kolařík, M. 2016. A reappraisal of Aspergillus section Nidulantes with descriptions of two new sterigmatocystin producing species. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 302(9):1267-1299 It has been isolated from cave sediment in Spain. It has been reported to produce kotanins, norsolorinic acid, orlandin, siderin, sterigmatocystin, and versicolorins.
Growth and morphology
A. croceus 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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