JCM Catalogue

Aspergillus niger Tieghem 1867
Taxonomy in MycoBank database: Fungi, Dikarya, Ascomycota, Pezizomycotina, Eurotiomycetes, Eurotiomycetidae, Eurotiales, Aspergillaceae.
1864 <-- CBS 554.65 <-- K. B. Raper and D. I. Fennell <-- NRRL 326 <-- C. Thom 2766 <-- A. Hollander.
Accessioned in 1983.
=ATCC 16888 =BCRC 31130 =CBS 554.65 =CCFC 222006 =IAM 15058 =IFO 33023 =IHEM 3415 =IMI 50566 =IMI 50566ii =JCM 10254 =KACC 45072 =NBRC 33023 =NRRL 326 =WB 326.
ex-neotype [4397].
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 20°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +  Full / Short version of the cataloguepage top

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Source: Tannin-gallic acid fermentation [313].
Locality: Connecticut, USA [313].
Morphology: [313,4040].
Quinone: Q-9 [2743,3208].
Other taxonomic data: Neotypification by Al-Musallam (1980) [4397]; Ex-neotype [4040].
More information: Good sporulation.
Application: Treatment of pulp-mill wastes (US Pat. 3,737,374).
Publication(s) using this strain [A23076].
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Export control (1) No
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Genetically modified microorganism No
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1924 <-- J. Sugiyama #83-042 <-- IFO 8874 <-- J. Sugiyama GFC-23-1-1(1).
Accessioned in 1983.
=IAM 12771 =IAM 14610 =IFO 8874 =NBRC 8874 =TI 048.
Aspergillus phoenicis.
Aspergillus niger var. phoenicis.
Aspergillus saitoi.
Medium: 31;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Core sample [441].
Quinone: Q-9 [3208].
More information: Name changed to Aspergillus niger on Nov. 2019.
Patent publication(s) using this strain [2022-27681].
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Export control (1) No
Distribution control in Japan (2) No
Genetically modified microorganism No
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1925 <-- J. Sugiyama #83-043 <-- IFO 8875 <-- J. Sugiyama GKC-2-1-1(2).
Accessioned in 1983.
=CBS 101702 =IAM 12772 =IFO 8875 =NBRC 8875 =TI 049.
Aspergillus awamori.
Aspergillus niger var. usamii.
Aspergillus usamii.
Medium: 31;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Core sample (as A. awamori) [441].
More information: Reidentified as A. niger based on ITS and β-tubulin gene sequences (2018).
Production: Ochratoxin A [8106].
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1926 <-- J. Sugiyama #83-044 <-- IFO 8876 <-- J. Sugiyama PKC-6-2-1(1).
Accessioned in 1983.
=CBS 101704 =IAM 12773 =IFO 8876 =NBRC 8876 =TI 050.
Aspergillus awamori.
Aspergillus niger var. usamii.
Aspergillus usamii.
Medium: 31;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Source: Core sample [441].
More information: Name changed to Aspergillus niger on Nov. 2019.
Production: Ochratoxin A [8106].
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1927 <-- J. Sugiyama #83-045 <-- IFO 8877 <-- J. Sugiyama GKC-15-2-1(2).
Accessioned in 1983.
=CBS 100701 =IAM 12774 =IFO 8877 =NBRC 8877 =TI 052.
Aspergillus awamori.
Aspergillus niger var. usamii.
Aspergillus usamii.
Medium: 31;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Source: Core sample [441].
More information: Reidentified as Aspergillus niger based on β-tubulin gene [11293] and calmodulin gene (G. Okada); Name changed to A. niger on Nov. 2019.
Production: Ochratoxin A [8106].
Publication(s) using this strain [A13121].
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5546 <-- IAM 2020 <-- ATU, A-21-10 <-- NHL 5052.
Accessioned in 1986.
=IAM 2020 =JCM 22226 =NHL 5052.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Milled rice.
Locality: Iran.
Taxonomy: [6956].
Publication(s) using this strain [A13461, A14437, A23076].
Patent publication(s) using this strain [JP2007-290998A, WO2009/057768, JP2013-255463A, JP2014-168406A, WO2016/092768, 2019-80590].
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5548 <-- IAM 2093 <-- ATU, BL-2-8, strain No. 2.
Accessioned in 1986.
=IAM 2093.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Room air.
Locality: Japan.
Production: Citric acid [2836], carboxylase [7608].
Publication(s) using this strain [A13461, A14437].
Patent publication(s) using this strain [JP2014-168406A].
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Export control (1) No
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Technical information -
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5550 <-- IAM 2105 <-- ATU, BL-5-1, strain a <-- BATU.
Accessioned in 1986.
=IAM 2105.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Locality: Japan.
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Export control (1) No
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Technical information -
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5551 <-- IAM 2107 <-- ATU, BL-5-3, strain c <-- BATU.
Accessioned in 1986.
=IAM 2107.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Locality: Japan.
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Technical information -
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5552 <-- IAM 2108 <-- ATU, BL-5-4, strain e <-- BATU.
Accessioned in 1986.
=IAM 2108.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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5629 <-- HUT 2049.
Accessioned in 1986.
=HUT 2049.
Medium: 30;  Temperature: 24°C.   more information +
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More information: Producing conidia and pale brown colony (atypical in morphology); Species identity confirmed by the calmodulin gene sequence on Nov. 2019.
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5632 <-- AHU 7105 <-- J. Hanzawa.
Accessioned in 1986.
=AHU 7105.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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5634 <-- AHU 7120 <-- M. Nakane.
Accessioned in 1986.
=AHU 7120.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Forest soil.
Publication(s) using this strain [A13461].
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5635 <-- AHU 7217 <-- Y. T. Sasaki.
Accessioned in 1986.
=AHU 7217.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Beet pulp.
Publication(s) using this strain [A23076].
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5637 <-- AHU 7364 <-- H. Sasaki.
Accessioned in 1986.
=AHU 7364.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Chip-board of bamboo.
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5638 <-- AHU 7409 <-- H. Sasaki.
Accessioned in 1986.
=AHU 7409.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Hulled rice.
Publication(s) using this strain [A23076].
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5698 <-- NRIC 1222 (=TUA 234 M) <-- IFO 4417 <-- Sanraku Ocean Co., Ltd. (A. Ozaki S-292 AB).
Accessioned in 1986.
=IFO 4417 =NBRC 4417 =NRIC 1222.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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More information: Identified based on morphology and the ITS sequence.
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Viability and purity assays of this product were performed at the time of production as part of quality control. The authenticity of the culture was confirmed by analyzing an appropriate gene sequence, e.g., the 16S rRNA gene for prokaryotes, the D1/D2 region of LSU rRNA gene, the ITS region of the nuclear rRNA operon, etc. for eukaryotes. The characteristics and/or functions of the strain appearing in the catalogue are based on information from the corresponding literature and JCM does not guarantee them.
10254 <-- CBS 554.65 <-- K. B. Raper and D. I. Fennell <-- NRRL 326 <-- C. Thom 2766 <-- A. Hollander.
Accessioned in 1998.
=ATCC 16888 =BCRC 31130 =CBS 554.65 =CCFC 222006 =IAM 15058 =IFO 33023 =IHEM 3415 =IMI 50566 =IMI 50566ii =JCM 1864 =KACC 45072 =NBRC 33023 =NRRL 326 =WB 326.
ex-neotype [4397,8179].
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 20°C.   more information +
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Source: Tannin-gallic acid fermentation [313].
Locality: Connecticut, USA [313].
Morphology: [313,4040].
Other taxonomic data: Neotypification by Al-Musallam (1980) [4397].
More information: Once treated as the ICPA Aspergillus Reference Cultures; Death kinetics under high-pressure carbonation [5471].
Production: Kynureninase [8182].
Application: Treatment of pulp-mill wastes (US Pat. 3,737,374).
Publication(s) using this strain [A07264, A08178, A09260, A12357, A13516, A14126].
Patent publication(s) using this strain [JP2008-278861A, JP2008-278857A, JP2008-278858A, JP2008-278859A, JP2008-278860A, JP2008-278870A, JP2008-278862A, JP2008-278863A, JP2008-278864A, JP2008-278866A, JP2008-278867A, JP2008-278868A, JP2008-278856A, JP2008-278855A, JP2008-278854A, JP2008-278843A, JP2008-278844A, JP2008-278845A, JP2008-278846A, JP2008-278847A, JP2008-278848A, JP2008-278849A, JP2008-278850A, JP2008-278851A, JP2008-278852A, JP2008-278869A, JP2010-180137A, WO2010/137354, JP2011-006346A, JP2011-037786A, JP2011-046651A, JP2011-256114A, US 20120172257 A1, US 20110086358 B2, JP2012-56893A, JP2013-014554A, JP2014-217374A, 2015-91787, 2018-058779].
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Viability and purity assays of this product were performed at the time of production as part of quality control. The authenticity of the culture was confirmed by analyzing an appropriate gene sequence, e.g., the 16S rRNA gene for prokaryotes, the D1/D2 region of LSU rRNA gene, the ITS region of the nuclear rRNA operon, etc. for eukaryotes. The characteristics and/or functions of the strain appearing in the catalogue are based on information from the corresponding literature and JCM does not guarantee them.
12729 <-- IAM 13840 <-- M. A. Klich SRRC 60 (Aspergillus niger var. niger) <-- NRRL 566.
Accessioned in 2004.
=ATCC 9029 =BCRC 32720 =CBS 120.49 =DSM 2466 =IAM 13840 =IMI 41876 =JCM 22872 =NRRL 566 =NRRL 0003 =SRRC 60 =WB 3 =WB 566.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 25°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Locality: USA.
Biochemistry/Physiology: [8107].
Quinone: Q-9 [3208].
Production: Gluconic acid [8142].
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12730 <-- IAM 13841 <-- M. A. Klich SRRC 61 (Aspergillus niger var. niger) <-- NRRL 1996.
Accessioned in 2004.
=IAM 13841 =JCM 22873 =NRRL 1996 =SRRC 61.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 25°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Quinone: Q-9 [3208].
More information: Also related to Aspergillus welwitschiae based on the calmoduline gene sequence (Nov. 2019).
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16264 <-- NBRC 105649 <-- NRRL 334 (S. Peterson) <-- C. Thom <-- R. A. Steinberg.
Accessioned in 2009.
=ATCC 6275 =CBS 769.97 =DSM 1957 =IMI 45551 =MUCL 19002 =NBRC 105649 =NRRL 334.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 20°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Leather.
More information: Spore production (http://www.nite.go.jp/nbrc/cultures/support/fungispore.html).
Application: Fungus resistance test (JIS Z 2911:2018); JIS L 1921:2015; ISO/FDIS 13125:2012(E); ISO/FDIS 13629-1.
Patent publication(s) using this strain [JP2012-219069A, WO2012/153740, WO2012/144476, WO2012/153741, JP2012-56854A, JP2012-224571A, JP2013-028555, JP2013-001771A, JP2013-231007A, JP2013-194224A].
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17144 <-- H. Hayashi JV-33.
Accessioned in 2010.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 20°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Soil [8124].
Locality: Sakai, Osaka, Japan [8124].
More information: Identified by Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures.
Production: Dimeric naphthopyrones, asperpyrones A-C, fonsecinone A and aurasperone A [8124].
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17145 <-- H. Hayashi KF-267.
Accessioned in 2010.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 20°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Soil.
Locality: Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
More information: Identified by Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures; Producing nigragillin (H. Hayashi, Osaka Pref Univ).
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22282 <-- IAM 2158 <-- ATU, A-9-9 <-- ATCC 1015 <-- C. Thom 3528.7 <-- Mellon Inst.
Accessioned in 2007.
=ATCC 1015 =ATCC 10582 =CBS 113.46 =IAM 2158 =IMI 31821 =LSHB Ac4 =NCTC 3858a =NRRL 328 =NRRL 350 =NRRL 511 =NRRL 1278 =TC 167 =USDA 3528.7.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Locality: USA.
Chemotaxonomy: [8242].
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Nigri.
Genome sequence: ACJE00000000 [10009].
More information: = Thom 167; Producing sectors in colony.
Production: Citric acid [8397], glucoamylase.
Genomic DNA is available from RIKEN BRC-DNA Bank: JGD12767.
Publication(s) using this strain [A15197, A23076].
Patent publication(s) using this strain [WO2017/169399].
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22343 <-- IAM 2533 <-- ATU, A-33-1 <-- NRRL 330 (K. B. Raper) <-- C. Thom 4050 <-- Eastman Kodak Co.
Accessioned in 2007.
=ATCC 10864 =CBS 122.49 =IAM 2533 =IAM 3009 =IFO 6661 =IMI 60286 =JCM 22438 =NBRC 6661 =NRRL 330 =WB 330.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Source: Chinese galls.
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Nigri.
Genome sequence: MCQH00000000.
Production: Glucoamylase [5958], α-amylase [7141,7142], amylase [8141].
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22344 <-- IAM 2534 <-- ATU, A-33-2 <-- NRRL 337 (K. B. Raper).
Accessioned in 2007.
=ATCC 10254 =CBS 126.48 =DSM 734 =IAM 2534 =IAM 3008 =IFO 6428 =IMI 41871 =IMI 15954 =JCM 22437 =MUCL 28130 =NBRC 6428 =NRRL 337 =RIB 2002 =WB 337.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Nigri.
Production: Amylase, amyloglucosidase, citric acid, esterases and lipases [6959,6960], α-amylase [7142], amylase [8141], malic acid [8142].
Publication(s) using this strain [A21179].
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Genetically modified microorganism No
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22360 <-- IAM 2573 <-- ATU, A-38-2 <-- NI 5566 <-- CBS 126.49 <-- ATCC 10698 <-- NRRL 363 <-- C. Thom 5135.16 <-- Yokoyama (Aspergillus batatae).
Accessioned in 2007.
=ATCC 10698 =CBS 126.49 =IAM 2573 =IFO 6648 =NBRC 6648 =NI 5566 =NRRL 363.
Aspergillus phoenicis.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Nigri.
More information: Species definition of A. phoenicis not clear (Dec. 2017); Name changed to A. niger based on the calmodulin gene sequence on Nov. 2019.
Production: Amylase [6959].
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22437 <-- IAM 3008 <-- ATU, BL-3-10 <-- ATCC 10254 <-- NRRL 337 <-- C. Thom 4668.4.
Accessioned in 2007.
=ATCC 10254 =CBS 126.48 =DSM 734 =IAM 2534 =IAM 3008 =IFO 6428 =IMI 41871 =IMI 15954 =JCM 22344 =NBRC 6428 =NRRL 337 =RIB 2002 =WB 337.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Nigri.
Production: Amylase, amyloglucosidase, citric acid, esterases and lipases [6959,6960], malic acid [8142].
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22438 <-- IAM 3009 <-- ATU, BL-3-9 <-- ATCC 10864 <-- NRRL 330 <-- C. Thom 4050 <-- Eastman Kodak Co.
Accessioned in 2007.
=ATCC 10864 =CBS 122.49 =IAM 2533 =IAM 3009 =IFO 6661 =IMI 60286 =JCM 22343 =NBRC 6661 =NRRL 330 =WB 330.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Source: Chinese galls.
Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Nigri.
Genome sequence: MCQH00000000.
Production: Glucoamylase [6958], saccharifying enzymes, maltase, amylase [6959] and α-amylase [7141,7142].
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5547 <-- IAM 2086 <-- ATU, BL-1-6, strain X.
Accessioned in 1986.
=IAM 2086.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 31;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
Locality: Toyama, Japan.
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5549 <-- IAM 2094 <-- ATU, BL-2-9, strain No. 25.
Accessioned in 1986.
=BCRC 32817 =IAM 2094 =IAM 2561 =JCM 5554.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Raisin.
More information: Name changed to Aspergillus tubingensis on Aug. 2019.
Production: Gluconic acid [2836].
Publication(s) using this strain [A23076].
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5553 <-- IAM 2109 <-- ATU, BL-5-5, strain f <-- BATU.
Accessioned in 1986.
=IAM 2109.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Patent publication(s) using this strain [2016-096750].
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5554 <-- IAM 2561 <-- ATU, BL-2-9, strain No. 25.
Accessioned in 1986.
=IAM 2094 =IAM 2561 =JCM 5549.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Raisin.
More information: Name changed to Aspergillus tubingensis on Oct. 2019.
Production: Gluconic acid [2836].
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5628 <-- HUT 2016.
Accessioned in 1986.
=HUT 2016.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 30;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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More information: Poor sporulation; Name changed to Aspergillus luchuensis on Oct. 2019.
Publication(s) using this strain [A23076].
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5630 <-- HUT 2083 <-- CLMR <-- Oshima.
Accessioned in 1986.
=HUT 2083.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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More information: Name changed to Aspergillus neoniger on Oct. 2019.
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5633 <-- AHU 7106 <-- J. Hanzawa.
Accessioned in 1986.
=AHU 7106.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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More information: Name changed to Aspergillus tubingensis on Oct. 2019.
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5636 <-- AHU 7296 <-- M. Nakane.
Accessioned in 1986.
=AHU 7296.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Peat soil.
More information: Relatively poor sporulation; Name changed to Aspergillus tubingensis on Oct. 2019.
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5697 <-- NRIC 1221 (=TUA 105 M) <-- IFO 4414 <-- Sanraku Ocean Co., Ltd. (A. Ozaki T-187 A).
Accessioned in 1986.
=IFO 4414 =NBRC 4414 =NRIC 1221.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 29, 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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More information: Name changed as A. tubingensis based on β-tubulin and calmodulin gene sequences (2019/1/18).
Publication(s) using this strain [A13461, A14437].
Patent publication(s) using this strain [JP2014-168406A].
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Biosafety level 1
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16265 <-- NBRC 105650 <-- NRRL 3536 (S. Peterson, as A. niger).
Accessioned in 2009.
=ATCC 9642 =CBS 246.65 =DSM 63263 =IMI 91855 =MUCL 19001 =NBRC 105650 =NRRL 3536 =VKM F-1119.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 20°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Radio equipment (wireless set).
Locality: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Production: Pullulan 4-glucanohydrolase.
Application: Fungus resistance test (JIS Z 2911:2010).
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22266 <-- IAM 2106 <-- ATU, BL-5-2, strain b.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2106.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Nigri.
More information: Name changed to A. neoniger from A. niger based on calmodulin gene seq (Oct 2020).
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22270 <-- IAM 2111 <-- ATU, BL-5-7, strain h <-- BATU.
Accessioned in 2007.
=IAM 2111.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Other taxonomic data: Aspergillus section Nigri.
More information: Name changed to Aspergillus neoniger on Nov. 2019.
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39130 <-- BCRC 30506 <-- ATCC 16404 <-- S. M. Ringel WLRI 034(120).
Accessioned in 2020.
=ATCC 16404 =BCRC 30506 =CBS 733.88 =CECT 2574 =DSM 1387 =DSM 1988 =IBT 28084 =IFO 9455 =IHEM 3794 =IHEM 3766 =IHEM 2311 =IMI 149007 =IP 1431.83 =KCTC 6317 =MUCL 29039 =MUCL 30113 =NBRC 9455 =NCPF 2275.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 30, 31, 226;  Temperature: 25°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Source: Blueberry fruit (Vaccinium subgen. Cyanococcus).
Locality: North Carolina, USA [13053].
Phylogeny: β-tubulin gene (DQ900612) [13053].
Other taxonomic data: ITS (DQ900598) [13053].
More information: Used to be treated as Aspergillus niger; See also BCRC catalogue for the strain characterization.
Production: DNA topoisomerase [13069]; aminorhodanine [13070].
Assay: Japanese pharmacopeia (microbial limit test; sterility test; preservatives-effectiveness test); JIS B 9918-1:2008; Antimicrobial preservative test (ANSI-ASTM E640-78); Antifungal test [13070].
Application: Reference strain for performance testing culture media listed by the ISO TC 34 SC 9 Joint Working Group 5 in the ISO 11133 and by the Working Party on Culture Media of the International Committee on Food Microbiology and Hygiene (ICFMH-WPCM).
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12723 <-- IAM 13868 <-- M. A. Klich, SRRC <-- NRRL 341 (Aspergillus foetidus) <-- C. Thom 5135.17 (Aspergillus foetidus) <-- Yakoyama (Aspergillus aureus).
Accessioned in 2004.
=ATCC 16878 =BCRC 32070 =BCRC 32214 =CBS 114.49 =CBS 563.65 =IAM 13868 =IMI 211386 =JCM 22894 =MUCL 13601 =NRRL 341 =QM 328 =WB 341.
Aspergillus aureus.
Aspergillus niger.
Medium: 30, 226;  Temperature: 25°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.   more information +
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Quinone: Q-9 [3208].
Taxonomy: Typification issue: WB/NRRL 341 cited as a representative strain, ex-lectotype, or ex-type of A. foetidus [313] (cf., NRRL, ATCC, MUCL catalogue). CBS 121.28 cited as ex-lectotype [4397] or ex-neotype [7166] of A. foetidus (cf., NCBI taxonomy).
More information: Related to A. niger based on calmodulin gene seq (Sep 2020); Treated as A. niger in NRRL, CBS & BCRC (Sep 2020).
Production: Pectinase, lipase, amylase.
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