Aspergillus heterothallicus


Aspergillus heterothallicus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Usti section. The species was first described in 1965. It has been reported to produce emethallicins, emeheterone, emesterones A & B, 5’-hydroxyaveranthin, stellatin, and sterigmatocystin.

Growth and morphology

A. heterothallicus has been cultivated on both Czapek yeast extract agar plates and Malt Extract Agar Oxoid® plates. The growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below.