Aspergillus botucatensis (also known as Neosartorya spinosa) is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Fumigati section. The species was first described in 1995.Horie, Y.; Miyaki, M.; Nishimura, K.; Franco, M.F.; Coelho, K.I.R. 1995. Two new species of Neosartorya from Brazilian soil. Mycoscience. 36(2):159-165 It has been reported to produce aszonalenins, 2-pyrovoylaminobenzamide, and pseurotin.
Growth and morphology
A. botucatensis 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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