''Aspergillus rhizopodus'' 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 ''Clavati'' section. The species was first described in 1975.Rai, J.N.; Wadhwani, K.; Agarwal, S.C. 1975. Aspergillus rhizopodus sp.nov. from Indian alkaline soils. Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 64(3):515-517 ''A. rhizopodus'' has been reported to produce pseurotins, dehydrocarolic acid, tryptoquivalines, tryptoquivalones, kotanins, and

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Growth and morphology

''A. rhizopodus'' 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_rhizopodus_cya.png, ''Aspergillus rhizopodus'' growing on CYA plate Aspergillus_rhizopodus_meaox.png, ''Aspergillus rhizopodus'' growing on MEAOX plate

References

rhizopodus Fungi described in 1975 {{Eurotiomycetes-stub