Arthrinium              Print PDF

Natural Habitat

• Decaying plant material
• Soil

Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment

• Cellulose containing materials

Water Activity

• Unknown

Mode of Dissemination

• Wind

Allergenic Potential

• Arthrinium sphaerospermum is recognized as an allergen

Potential Opportunist or Pathogen

• Not known as a pathogen

Industrial Uses

• Unknown

Potential Toxins Produced

• 3-nitropropionic acid (NPA)
• Terpestacin

References

• Xingjie L, Xueyun L, Wenjuan H. 1992. Studies on the epidemiology and etiology of moldy sugarcane poisoning in China. Biomed Environ Sci. 5 (2): 161-177.
• Ming L. 1995. Moldy sugarcane poisoning--a case report with a brief review. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 33(4): 363-367.
• Oka M, Iimura S, Tenmyo O, Sawada Y, Sugawara M, Ohkusa N, Yamamoto H, Kawano K, Hu SL, Fukagawa Y. 1993. Terpestacin, a new syncytium formation inhibitor from Arthrinium sp. J Antibiot (Tokyo). 46(3):367-373.