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Aspergillus flavus Link 1809
Taxonomy in NCBI database: Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; saccharomyceta; Pezizomycotina; leotiomyceta; Eurotiomycetes; Eurotiomycetidae; Eurotiales; Aspergillaceae.
Taxonomy in MycoBank database: Fungi, Dikarya, Ascomycota, Pezizomycotina, Eurotiomycetes, Eurotiomycetidae, Eurotiales, Aspergillaceae.
2061 <-- IAM 2670 <-- ATU, O-14-2 <-- K. Sakaguchi SH 10-4.
Accessioned in 1983.
=IAM 2670 =RIB 1179.
Aspergillus oryzae.
Medium: 30;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +  Full / Short version of the cataloguepage top

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Source: Shoyu-koji [935].
Locality: Chiba Pref., Japan [935].
Description: [944].
Morphology: [313,935,936].
Taxonomy: [944].
Publication(s) using this strain [A07264, A08178, A09254, A09260, A12357, A13517, A14125, A14126, A17065, A18506].
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2225 <-- IFO 5324 <-- AHU B-18 (Y. Sasaki).
Accessioned in 1983.
=ATCC 16870 =BCRC 30433 =CBS 485.65 =IAM 13119 =IAM 14543 =IFO 5324 =IMI 124932 =NBRC 5324 =WB 4818.
Aspergillus flavus var. columnaris.
Aspergillus flavus var. asper.
Medium: 30;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Butter [938].
Locality: Hokkaido, Japan [938].
Morphology: [313,938,939].
Quinone: Q-10 [3208].
More information: Sasaki: Nom. nud. [938]; Ex-isotype of A. flavus var. asper; Name changed to A. flavus on Nov. 2019.
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12721 <-- IAM 13835 <-- M. A. Klich SRRC 1000A.
Accessioned in 2004.
=IAM 13835 =SRRC 1000A.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 25°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Arizona cottonseed.
Quinone: Q-10(H2) [3208].
Publication(s) using this strain [A17003].
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12722 <-- IAM 13836 <-- M. A. Klich; SRRC 167.
Accessioned in 2004.
=ATCC 200026 =IAM 13836 =NRRL 3357 =SRRC 167.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 25°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Peanut cotyledons.
Locality: USA.
Quinone: Q-10(H2) [3208].
Phylogeny: A fungal phylogeny based on 82 complete genomes [8242].
Other taxonomic data: calmodulin A gene (AY974340).
Genome sequence: AAIH00000000 [8197], CP044619 (chromosome 1), CP044622 (chromosome 2), CP044620 (chromosome 3), CP044618 (chromosome 4), CP044621 (chromosome 5), CP044623 (chromosome 6), CP044617 (chromosome 7), CP044616 (chromosome 8).
More information: F. A. Hodges strain M52; Proteome ID, UP000001875.
Production: Aflatoxins B1 and B2 [6505].
Genomic DNA is available from RIKEN BRC-DNA Bank: JGD17909.
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22221 <-- IAM 2007 <-- ATU, A-20-7 <-- NHL 5020.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2007 =NHL 5020 =OUT 5100.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Source: Milled rice [6956].
Locality: Pakistan [6956].
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Flavi.
Taxonomy: [944,6956].
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22275 <-- IAM 2144 <-- ATU, A-7-4 <-- BATU.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2144.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Morphology: [935,936].
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Flavi.
Taxonomy: [943].
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22276 <-- IAM 2145 <-- ATU, A-7-5, strain M <-- CLMR.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2145.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Locality: Manchuria.
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Flavi.
Taxonomy: [943].
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22277 <-- IAM 2146 <-- ATU, A-7-6, strain 115.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2146.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Locality: Manchuria.
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Flavi.
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22290 <-- IAM 2184 <-- ATU, A-25-10 <-- TJM.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2184.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Flavi.
Taxonomy: [943,944].
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22402 <-- IAM 2778 <-- ATU, A-105-8 <-- NI (Aspergillus oryzae var. wehmeri).
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2778 =RIB 1360.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Flavi.
Taxonomy: [943,944].
Production: Kojic acid [944].
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22404 <-- IAM 2780 <-- ATU, A-105-10 <-- NI 5589 (Aspergillus oryzae var. sporoflavus).
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2780 =NI 5589 =RIB 1367.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Flavi.
Taxonomy: [943,944].
Production: Kojic acid [944].
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22412 <-- IAM 2872 <-- ATU, A-46-3 (K. Sakaguchi et al.) <-- H. Iizuka A-24-1.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2872.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Source: Haccho-miso [6955].
Locality: Aichi Pref., Japan [6955].
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Flavi.
Taxonomy: [6955].
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22634 <-- IAM 12514 <-- ATU, RO-9-3 <-- K. Sakaguchi et al. RO-4233-III.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 12514.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Kuro-koji.
Locality: Ryukyu, Japan [947].
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Flavi.
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22419 <-- IAM 2935 <-- ATU, A-66-5 <-- H. Murakami <-- Gray's Inn Road, London.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2935.
Aspergillus flavus.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Taxonomy: [946,7108].
Production: Aflatoxin.
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22428 <-- IAM 2960 <-- ATU, A-68-10 <-- IFO 5770 <-- RIFY (Y. Ohara KK-20).
Accessioned in 2007.
=BCRC 33516 =IAM 2960 =IFO 5770 =NBRC 5770 =NRRL 4823 =RIB 1358 =RIFY 5024.
Aspergillus flavus.
Aspergillus oryzae.
Aspergillus oryzae var. wehmeri.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Taxonomy: [943,944,946].
More information: cf., A. flavus var. columnaris NBRC 5770 (= A. oryzae var. wehmerii IFO 5770 [946]) and A. oryzae var. oryzae RIB 1358 (see the NRIB website in Japanese); Confirmed the species identity based on the ITS sequence (JCM, Aug. 2017).
Production: Kojic acid and amylase [944].
Publication(s) using this strain [A12038].
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2245 <-- IAM 2750 <-- ATU, O-14-7 <-- K. Sakaguchi SH 15-1 (Aspergillus oryzae var. microsporus).
Accessioned in 1983.
=IAM 2750 =IFO 4249 =NBRC 4249 =RIB 1312.
Aspergillus oryzae var. microsporus.
Aspergillus oryzae var. magnasporus.
Aspergillus flavus.
Medium: 30;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Shoyu-koji [935].
Locality: Tottori Pref., Japan [935].
Morphology: [935,936,943].
Quinone: Q-10(H2) [3207].
Production: Kojic acid [944], acid and alcohol [7610].
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