Absidia                    Print PDF

Natural Habitat

• Soil
• Decaying vegetation

Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment

• Often found in stored grains
• Other foods

Water Activity

• Unknown

Mode of Dissemination

• Air/ wind

Allergenic Potential

• Recognized as an allergen

Potential Opportunist or Pathogen

• In immunocompromised patients pulmonary invasions, the meninges (brain or spinal chord), and kidney infections can result from Absidia exposure
• Absidia may also cause zygomycosis in immunocompromised patients (AIDS)

Industrial Uses

• Unknown

Potential Toxins Produced

• Unknown

Other Comments

• Absidia often causes food spoilage

References

• Mohammed S, Sahoo TP, Jayshree RS, Bapsy PP, Hema S. Sino-oral zygomycosis due to Absidia corymbifera in a patient with acute leukemia. 2004. Med. Mycol. 42(5): 475-478.