Aspergillus pseudocaelatus

Aspergillus pseudocaelatus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It was first isolated from an Arachis burkartii leaf in Argentina. It is most related to the non-aflatoxin producing Aspergillus caelatus, producing aflatoxins B and G, as well as cyclopiazonic acid and kojic acid.^[1]

Aspergillus pseudocaelatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. pseudocaelatus
Binomial name
Aspergillus pseudocaelatus Varga, Frisvad & Samson, 2011[1]

Growth and morphology

A. pseudocaelatus 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 pseudocaelatus growing on CYA plate
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  Aspergillus pseudocaelatus growing on MEAOX plate