''Aspergillus arachidicola'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of fungus in the

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'' Aspergillus''. It is from the ''Flavi'' section. The species was first described in 2008.Pildain, M.B.; Frisvad, J.C.; Vaamonde, G.; Cabral, D.; Varga, J.; Samson, R.A. 2008. Two new aflatoxin producing Aspergillus species from Agentinean peanuts. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58(3):725-735 ''A. arachidicola'' has been shown to produce

aflatoxin B1 Aflatoxin B1 is an aflatoxin produced by ''Aspergillus flavus'' and '' A. parasiticus''. It is a very potent carcinogen with a TD50 3.2 μg/kg/day in rats. This carcinogenic potency varies across species with some, such as rats and monkeys, seem ...

, aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, aflatoxin G2, aspergillic acid, chrysogine, kojic acid, parasiticolide, and ditryphenaline.

Growth and morphology

''A. arachidicola'' 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_arachidicola_cya.png, ''Aspergillus arachidicola'' growing on CYA plate Aspergillus_arachidicola_meaox.png, ''Aspergillus arachidicola'' growing on MEAOX plate

References

arachidicola Fungi described in 2008 Fungus species {{Eurotiomycetes-stub