Aspergillus brevijanus

Aspergillus brevijanus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Jani section.^[2] The section only contains the two species A. brevijanus and A. janus. The colonies of the members of the section have both white and green sections.^[2] The species was first described in 2008.^[1]

Aspergillus brevijanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. brevijanus
Binomial name
Aspergillus brevijanus S.W. Peterson (2008)[1]

In 2016, the genome of A. brevijanus was sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus.^[3] The genome assembly size was 36.00 Mbp.^[3]

Growth and morphology

A. brevijanus 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 brevijanus growing on CYA plate
• 
  Aspergillus brevijanus growing on MEAOX plate