Aspergillus fumigatus - culture on Sabouraud agar medium

France, CHU Poitiers Parasitologie-Mycologie

On a Sabouraud medium (without cycloheximide), incubated 24 to 48h at 37°C, a powdery flat colony grows, the surface pigmentation is greenish blue to gray. The reverse is colorless. Aspergillus fumigatus is the main species responsible for aspergillosis.