Aspergillus conicus

Aspergillus conicus is a xerophilic species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus which can cause endophthalmitis in rare cases.^{[1][5][6][7][8]} It was first described in 1914.^[3] It is from the section Restricti.^[9] Aspergillus conicus has been reported as a human pathogen.^[9]

Aspergillus conicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. conicus
Binomial name
Aspergillus conicus Blochwitz (1914)[1][2][3]
Type strain
4733.701, ATCC 16908, BCRC 33143, CBS 475.65, CCRC 33143, CGMCC 3.4372, FRR 0149, IMI 172281, JCM 1725, NRRLT, NRRL 149, NRRL WB149, QM 7405, Thom 4733.701, WB 149[4]

When living inside olives, it can produce butylated hydroxytoluene.^[10]

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.

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  Aspergillus conicus growing on CYA plate
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  Aspergillus conicus growing on MEAOX plate