Two novel species of Aspergillus section Nigri from Thai coffee beans

Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2008 Jul;58(Pt 7):1727-34. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.65694-0.

Abstract

Two novel species of Aspergillus section Nigri from Thai coffee beans are described as Aspergillus aculeatinus sp. nov. and Aspergillus sclerotiicarbonarius sp. nov. Their taxonomic status was determined using a polyphasic taxonomic approach with phenotypic (morphology and extrolite profiles) and molecular (beta-tubulin, internal transcribed spacer and calmodulin gene sequences) characteristics. A. aculeatinus sp. nov. is a uniseriate species with a similar morphology to Aspergillus aculeatus and Aspergillus japonicus, but producing smaller conidia (2-5 microm). A. aculeatinus sp. nov. produced neoxaline, secalonic acid D and F, and aculeacins. A. sclerotiicarbonarius sp. nov. is a biseriate species similar to Aspergillus carbonarius and Aspergillus ibericus, but produces abundant sclerotia and some unique indol-alkaloids. The type strain of Aspergillus sclerotiicarbonarius sp. nov. is CBS 121057(T) (=IBT 28362(T)) and the type strain of Aspergillus aculeatinus sp. nov. is CBS 121060(T) (=IBT 29077(T)).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aspergillus / classification*
  • Aspergillus / cytology
  • Aspergillus / genetics
  • Aspergillus / growth & development
  • Calmodulin / genetics
  • Coffee / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Food Microbiology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Seeds / microbiology
  • Thailand

Substances

  • Calmodulin
  • Coffee
  • DNA, Bacterial

Associated data

  • GENBANK/EU159234
  • GENBANK/EU159235
  • GENBANK/EU159236
  • GENBANK/EU159237
  • GENBANK/EU159238
  • GENBANK/EU159239
  • GENBANK/EU159240
  • GENBANK/EU159241
  • GENBANK/EU159242
  • GENBANK/EU159243
  • GENBANK/EU159244
  • GENBANK/EU159245