Three new species of Aspergillus from Amazonian forest soil (Ecuador).
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.
Mares
Donatella
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Dipartimento di Biologia ed Evoluzione, Università di Ferrara, Corso Ercole I d'Este 32, Ferrara, Italy.
Andreotti
Elisa
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Maldonado
Maria Elena
ME
Pedrini
Paola
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Colalongo
Chiara
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Romagnoli
Carlo
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D001230:Aspergillus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017753:Ecosystem; D004484:Ecuador; D016533:Mycological Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D012988:Soil Microbiology