Three new species of Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from almonds and maize in Portugal

Three new aflatoxin-producing species belonging to Aspergillus section Flavi are described. They are Aspergillus mottae, A. sergii and A. transmontanensis. These species were isolated from Portuguese almonds and maize. An investigation examined morphology, extrolite production and DNA sequence data...

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Main Author: Soares, Célia Maria Gonçalves (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, Paula (author), Peterson, Stephen W. (author), Lima, Nelson (author), Venâncio, Armando (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Aspergillus Section Flavi
Aspergillus mottae
Aspergillus sergii
Aspergillus transmontanensis
Aflatoxins
Aspergillus chungii
Cyclopiazonic acid
Multilocus sequence analysis
A. mottae
A. sergii
A. transmontanensis
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20714
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/20714
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Summary:Three new aflatoxin-producing species belonging to Aspergillus section Flavi are described. They are Aspergillus mottae, A. sergii and A. transmontanensis. These species were isolated from Portuguese almonds and maize. An investigation examined morphology, extrolite production and DNA sequence data to characterize these isolates and describe the new species. Phylogenetic analysis showed that A. transmontanensis and A. sergii form a clade with A. parasiticus whereas A. mottae shares a most recent common ancestor with the combined A. flavus and A. parasiticus clade.

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