Aspergillus robustus

Aspergillus robustus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus.^[2] It has phototropic conidiophores.^[2] The species was first described in 1978.^[1] The genome of A. robustus was in 2016 sequenced as a part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project - a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the Aspergillus genus.^[3] The genome assembly size was 33.14 Mbp.^[3]

Aspergillus robustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Eurotiomycetes
Order:	Eurotiales
Family:	Aspergillaceae
Genus:	Aspergillus
Species:	A. robustus
Binomial name
Aspergillus robustus M. Chr. & Raper (1978)[1]

Growth and morphology

Aspergillus robustus 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 robustus growing on CYA plate
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  Aspergillus robustus growing on MEAOX plate