''Aspergillus conicus'' is a xerophilic species of fungus in the genus ''

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 ...

'' which can cause

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in rare cases. It was first described in 1914.Dale, E. 1914. On the fungi of the soil. Part II. Fungi from chalky soil, uncultivated mountain peat, and the "black earth" of the reclaimed fenland. Annales Mycologici. 12(1):33-62 It is from the section ''Restricti''. ''Aspergillus conicus'' has been reported as a human pathogen.

Growth and morphology

''A. conicus'' 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_conicus_cya.png, ''Aspergillus conicus'' growing on CYA plate Aspergillus_conicus_meaox.png, ''Aspergillus conicus'' growing on MEAOX plate

Growth and morphology

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