Aspergillus violaceofuscus
Aspergillus violaceofuscus Gasperini
Edibility
Edibility unknown — do not eat
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Lookalikes
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Season
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Where it is found
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About
Aspergillus violaceofuscus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It belongs to the group of black Aspergilli which are important industrial workhorses. A. violaceofuscus belongs to the Nigri section. The species was first described in 1887. It has been found both in marine environments in Bahamas and in soil in Puerto Rico. The genome of A. violaceofuscus was sequenced and published in 2014 as part of the Aspergillus whole-genome sequencing project – a project dedicated to performing whole-genome sequencing of all members of the genus Aspergillus. The genome assembly size was 36.01 Mbp.
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