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| Natural Habitat | - Plant pathogen of many plants, causing leaf rot, crown rot, and root rot on warm season turf grasses.
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| Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment | - House plants
- Indoor building materials
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| Allergenic Potential | - Allergic and chronic invasive sinusitis
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| Potential Opportunist or Pathogen | - B. australiensis, B. hawaiiensis
and B. spicifera have been shown to cause: - cerebral and disseminated infections
- peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
- mycotic keratitis
- subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis (in both normal and immunocompromised people)
- sinusitis
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| Potential Toxins Produced | |