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Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -80°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Propagation Section
Type Strain
no
Preceptrol®
no
Genome Sequenced Strain
Yes
Comments
Genome sequencing strain (the Joint Genome Institute at the Department of Energy, USA).
Morphology
On PDA at 25C after 2 days, mycelium white, cottony, becoming black as conidia develop. Hyphae guttulate. Conidiophores uniserate. Phialides lecythiform. Conidia pale brown to reddish brown in mass, globose to subglobose, tuberculateechinulate, 4-4.5μm X 3-4μm.
Medium
ATCC® Medium 324: Malt extract agar
ATCC® Medium 334: Oatmeal agar
ATCC® Medium 336: Potato dextrose agar (PDA)
Andersen MR, et al. Comparative genomics of citric-acid-producing Aspergillus niger ATCC 1015 versus enzyme-producing CBS 513.88. Genome Res. 21: 885-897, 2011. PubMed: 21543515
Martinez-Culebras PV, et al. Molecular characterization of the black Aspergillus isolates responsible for ochratoxin A contamination in grapes and wine in relation to taxonomy of Aspergillus section Nigri. Int. J. Food Microbiol. 132: 33-41, 2009. PubMed: 19401261
Perrone G, et al. Ochratoxin A production and amplified fragment length polymorphism analysis of Aspergillus carbonarius, Aspergillus tubingensis, and Aspergillus niger strains isolated from grapes in Italy. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72: 680-685, 2006.
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