JCM Catalogue

Aspergillus usamii Sakaguchi et al. ex Iizuka & Sugiyama 1965

Taxonomy in MycoBank database: Fungi, Dikarya, Ascomycota, Pezizomycotina, Eurotiomycetes, Eurotiomycetidae, Eurotiales, Aspergillaceae.

23176 <-- IAM 14875 <-- AJ 7016 <-- ATU, Kuro-koji-1-1 <-- K. Sakaguchi et al. R-0635.
Accessioned in 2007.
=AJ 7016 =ATCC 11364 =ATCC 14331 =BCRC 31509 =CBS 139.52 =IAM 2185 =IAM 14875 =IFO 4388 =JCM 2262 =JCM 22291 =NBRC 4388 =QM 8164 =WB 4760.
Aspergillus niger var. usamii.
ex-type [329,330].
Medium: 30, 226; Temperature: 24°C; Rehydration fluid: 664.

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Source: Kuro-koji (Awamori-koji) [330].
Locality: Sakumoto brewery (predecessor of Sakimoto brewery), Shuri, Ryukyu (Okinawa), Japan [330].
Description: [329,330,949].
Morphology: [330,318,329,947,948].
Quinone: Q-9 [3208].
Taxonomy: [330,949].
More information: Ex-type of A. usamii [329,330].
Production: Amylase [948], protease (US Pat. 3,149,051), carboxypeptidase and lipase.

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Biosafety level		1
Terms and conditions		Not applicable
Export control ⁽¹⁾		No
Distribution control in Japan ⁽²⁾		No
Genetically modified microorganism		No
Technical information		-
Additional information		-

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(2) in complying with the Plant Protection Law of Japan

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