Revision of the genus Aspergillus, problems and prospects

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Author:

Jens C. Frisvad,

Author address:

Center for Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs.
Lyngby, Denmark, E- mail: jcf@bio.dtu.dk

Full conference title:

Asperfest 9

Abstract:

Aspergillus is a broad paraphyletic group of species, and its teleomorphic states are very different among three major clades. Since a
one one name system will soon be implemented, either one has to use Aspergillus for all species, or one can for example neotypify
Aspergillus with Aspergillus niger and use teleomorphic names for some clades of Aspergillus sensu lato and use known teleomorphic
names for the rest: Eurotium for sections Aspergillus and Restricti, Neosartorya for sections Fumigati and Clavati , Emericella for
sections Versicolores, Aenei, Nidulantes and Sparsi, and Aspergillus for the rest, i.e. sections Nigri, Flavi, Candidi, Circumdati,
Terrei, Flavipedes, Cremei and Cervini. Each solution has advantages and problems.This is still a matter of international agreement,
and a meeting in April 2012, One fungus which name will be held in Amsterdam to discuss these issues. Taxonomically a species like
Penicillium inflatum will be transferred to Aspergillus, while Aspergillus paradoxus, A. crystallinus and A. malodoratus will be
transferred to Penicillium, making a purely morphologically based genus circumscription very difficult. It is recommended to use a
polyphasic approach to Aspergillus taxonomy.

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Conference Year: 2012

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