title: Three new species of Aspergillus from Amazonian forest soil (Ecuador).
abstract: From an undisturbed natural forest soil in Ecuador, three fungal strains of the genus Aspergillus were isolated. Based on molecular and morphological features they are described as three new species, named A. quitensis, A. amazonicus, and A. ecuadorensis.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biologia ed Evoluzione, Università di Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d'Este 32, Ferrara, Italy.
authors.forename: Donatella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mares
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andreotti
authors.forename: Maria Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pedrini
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colalongo
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Romagnoli
mesh_terms: D001230:Aspergillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017753:Ecosystem; D004484:Ecuador; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D012988:Soil Microbiology