Genetic relatedness among species in Aspergillus section Clavati as measured by electrophoretic comparison of enzymes, DNA base cmposition, and DNA-DNA hybridization.

Discovery of a sexual cycle in Aspergillus clavatus

“…Besides, one species in the section Clavati, Aspergillus ingratus, has been reported to produce saffron-colored sclerotia when in incubated in the dark. 24 Furthermore, a study 25 suggested a close relationship between N. acanthosporum and Neosartorya fischeri because both have hyaline oblate (bivaved) ascospores with distinct equatorial crests and variously sculptured convex surfaces. Moreover, the triangular projections from the ascospore wall of N. acanthosporum closely resemble the ascospore ornamentation of another Neosartorya species, N. pseudofischeri.…”

Molecular Characterization ofMucor circinelloidesandRhizopus stoloniferStrains Isolated from Some Saudi Fruits

“…Molecular genetic approaches are now generally used for filamentous fungi too, and are fundamental for modern taxonomy (Kurtzman et al, 1986;Tamura et al, 1999;Voigt et al, 1999;O'Donnell et al, 2001;Binder and Hibbett, 2002;Moncalvo et al, 2002;Lutzoni et al, 2004). Molecular techniques using genomic targets within the rRNA complex have been shown to be reliable for the species identification of the zygomycetes, including Mucor species (Iwen et al, 2002(Iwen et al, , 2005Rakeman et al, 2005;Schwarz et al, 2006).…”