New Species Discovered

Cinnaminson, NJ, February 26^th , 2020

EMSL’s Senior Mycologist, Dr. Željko Jurjevic, along with an international group of scientists, discovered six new species of Aspergillus section Nidulantes. Four of the species were isolated from the indoor environment (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and USA), one originated from soil (Australia) and one from a kangaroo rat cheek pouch (USA).

Aspergillus is a genus of fungi that contains more than 400 species, with six subgenera and approximately 25 sections. Aspergillus section Nidulantes encompasses almost 80 species, mostly isolated from soil, plant material or the indoor environment. It was discovered that species from section Nidulantes are the most common Aspergillus species in the indoor environment. Common sources of novel species in Aspergillus are soil, indoor environment, food, clinical material and house dust.

“Dr. Jurjevic’s passion and expertise for scientific discovery continues to add unprecedented information on the role of fungi in indoor air quality.” said Dr. Jason Dobranic, Ph.D., Vice President of Microbiology and Life Sciences at EMSL Analytical, Inc. “EMSL is proud of our dedicated microbiology staff that provide quality results to our clients that is second to none in the industry.”

The research article, “Increasing the species diversity in the Aspergillus section Nidulantes: Six novel species mainly from the indoor environment”, was published on February 19, 2020 by the scientific journal, Mycologia. To view the article, please click here.

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