Aspergillus labruscus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It belongs to the group of black Aspergilli that are used in industry to create enzymes and other products.Pel, H. J.; de Winde, J. H.; Archer, D. B.; Dyer, P. S.; Hofmann, G.; Schaap, P. J.; Turner, G.; de Vries, R. P.; Albang, R.; Albermann, K.; Andersen, M. R.; Bendtsen, J. D.; Benen, J. A. E.; van den Berg, M.; Breestraat, S.; Caddick, M. X.; Contreras, R.; Cornell, M.; Coutinho, P. M.; Danchin, E. G. J.; Debets, A. J. M.; Dekker, P.; van Dijck, P. W. M.; van Dijk, A.; Dijkhuizen, L.; Driessen, A. J. M.; d’Enfert, C.; Geysens, S.; Goosen, C.; Groot, G. S. P.; de Groot, P. W. J.; Guillemette, T.; Henrissat, B.; Herweijer, M.; van den Hombergh, J. P. T. W.; van den Hondel, C. A. M. J. J.; van der Heijden, R. T. J. M.; van der Kaaij, R. M.; Klis, F. M.; Kools, H. J.; Kubicek, C. P.; van Kuyk, P. A.; Lauber, J.; Lu, X.; van der Maarel, M. J. E. C.; Meulenberg, R.; Menke, H.; Mortimer, M. A.; Nielsen, J.; Oliver, S. G.; Olsthoorn, M.; Pal, K.; van Peij, N. N. M. E.; Ram, A. F. J.; Rinas, U.; Roubos, J. A.; Sagt, C. M. J.; Schmoll, M.; Sun, J.; Ussery, D.; Varga, J.; Vervecken, W.; van de Vondervoort, P. J. J.; Wedler, H.; Wösten, H. A. B.; Zeng, A.-P.; van Ooyen, A. J. J.; Visser, J.; Stam, H. Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88. Nat. Biotechnol. 2007, 25, 221–231, doi:10.1038/nbt1282.Goldberg, I.; Rokem, J. S.; Pines, O. Organic acids: old metabolites, new themes. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology 2006, 81, 1601–1611, doi:10.1002/jctb.1590.Pariza, M. W.; Foster, E. M. Determining the Safety of Enzymes Used in Food Processing. Journal of Food Protection 1983, 46, 453–468, doi:10.4315/0362-028X-46.5.453. It is from the Nigri section. The species was first described in 2017.
Growth and morphology
A. labruscus 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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