| Species/Subspecies:
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Aspergillus penicillioides |
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| Categories:
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Human pathogen; of practical use; spoilage organism |
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| Etymology:
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Genus name: to scatter.
Species epithet: similar to Penicillium. |
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| Significance: | [Important]
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| Geographic distribution:
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The fungus occurs globally. |
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| Taxonomy:
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| Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
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| Ascomycota | Eurotiomycetes | Eurotiales | Trichocomaceae | Aspergillus |
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| Macromorphology (smell):
| The fungus grows poorly on many artificial substrates. However, the white colonies can reach a size of up to 15 mm in diameter on G25N agar and on M40Y agar the colonies can reach a size of about 55 mm in diameter after 3 weeks at room temperature. |
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| Micromorphology:
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| Reproduction: | |
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| Spec. Char.:
| This species is one of the most xerophilic fungi. |
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| Disease/effect:
| The "sick building syndrome" may be due to the presence of A. penicillioides and other fungi and their spores in the air.
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| Genome Sequence:
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| ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | # of chrom | Size (Mbp) | Ref |
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| ? | CBS 540.65 | | 26.4 | # 45 |
The sequence does not seem to be published.
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| 18S rRNA Seq:
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| ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | Number of NT |
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| AF548066 | ALI 231 | 1692 |
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| ITS regions:
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| ACC-No GenBank | Strain/Isolate | Number of NT | Genes |
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| NR_131285 | NRRL 4548TM | 642 | ITS 1, 5.8S rRNA, ITS 2, 28S rRNA |
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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| Comment: | A. penicillioides is used to treat petrochemical waste products in the form of organic acids. |
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| Updated: | 2022-10-19 |
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