Aspergillus bertholletius sp. nov. from Brazil nuts.

During a study on the mycobiota of brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) in Brazil, a new Aspergillus species, A. bertholletius, was found, and is described here. A polyphasic approach was applied using morphological characters, extrolite data as well as partial β-tubulin, calmodulin and ITS sequences...

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Main Authors: Marta H Taniwaki, John I Pitt, Beatriz T Iamanaka, Daniele Sartori, Marina V Copetti, Arun Balajee, Maria Helena P Fungaro, Jens C Frisvad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3428331?pdf=render