Aspergillus parasiticus Speare

CCM F-108

Other numbers: IMI 89717 (ii), (TPI (T.12)), R.C. Codner U63.
History: < IMI.
Isolated from: Peanuts; U.K.
Additional information: Biohazard group 2. Media testing. Production of aflatoxin [in submerged culture].
Cultivation conditions: Medium 1 or 2, 25°C.

CCM F-550T

Other numbers: ATCC 15517, CBS 260.67, CCM F-233, IMI 120920, NRRL 2999, I.Mateles MOO1.
Taxonomic status: Type strain.
History: < NRRL (Aslergillus parasiticus var. globosus).
Additional information: Biohazard group 2. Media testing. Production of aflatoxins B1, G1, B2, G2 (322,323,462,496,522); versiconal acetate; 4, 4 dihydroxybiphenyl. Degradation of ginseng saponins (522). Costunolide transformation; conversion of averufin into aflatoxin (462); conversion of [14C] sterigmatocystin into aflatoxin B1 (319,320). Inhibition of aflatoxin biosynthesis (321). Carcinogenic (rats).
Cultivation conditions: Medium 1 or 2, 25°C.