''Aspergillus neocarnoyi'' is a

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of fungus in the

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Aspergillus ' () is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide. ''Aspergillus'' was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli. Viewing the fungi under a microscope, Miche ...

''. It is from the ''Aspergillus'' section. The species was first described in 1989.Kozakiewicz, Z. 1989. Aspergillus species on the stored products. Mycological Papers. 161:1-188 It has been reported to produce asperentins, asperflavin, auroglaucin, a bisanthron, dihydroauroglaucin, echinulins, flavoglaucin, neoechinulins, questin, questinol, tetracyclic, and tetrahydroauroglaucin.

Growth and morphology

''A. neocarnoyi'' 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. Aspergillus_neocarnoyi_cya.png, ''Aspergillus neocarnoyi'' growing on CYA plate Aspergillus_neocarnoyi_meaox.png, ''Aspergillus neocarnoyi'' growing on MEAOX plate

References

neocarnoyi Fungi described in 1989 Fungus species {{Eurotiomycetes-stub