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Three new species of Aspergillus section Flavi isolated from almonds and maize in Portugal.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Soares Célia, Rodrigues Paula, Peterson Stephen W, Lima Nelson, Venâncio Armando
Abstract excerpt
Three new aflatoxin-producing species belonging to Aspergillus section Flavi are described. They are Aspergillus mottae, A. sergii and A. transmontanensis. These species were isolated from Portuguese almonds and maize. An investigation examined morphology, extrolite production and DNA sequence data to characterize these isolates and describe the new species. Phylogenetic analysis showed that A. transmontanensis...
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