''Aspergillus tamarii'' 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, Mic ...

''. It is from the ''Flavi'' section. The species was first described in 1913.Kita, G. 1913, Centralbl. Bakteriol., Abt. 2 37: 433 ''A. tamarii'' has been used in the production of soy sauce.Jong SC, Birmingham JM (1992). Current status of fungal culture collections and their role in biotechnology. In: Handbook of applied mycology, vol. 4:. Fungal biotechnology (Arora DK, Elander RP, Murekji KG, eds) New York: Marcel Dekker: 993–1024. It has been isolated from soil in the

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Growth and morphology

''A. tamarii'' 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_tamarii_cya.PNG, ''Aspergillus tamarii'' growing on CYA plate Aspergillus_tamarii_meaox.png, ''Aspergillus tamarii'' growing on MEAOX plate

References

tamarii Fungi described in 1913 {{Eurotiomycetes-stub