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Geotrichum             Print PDF

Natural Habitat
  • Normal flora in humans
  • Soil
  • Plants
  • Water

Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment
  • Foods such as fruits and grains
  • Milk and other dairy products
  • Paper
  • Textiles

Water Activity
  • Aw=0.90

Mode of Dissemination
  • Air currents

Allergenic Potential
  • Unknown

Potential Opportunist or Pathogen
  • Geotrichum causes diseases known as geotrichosis:
  • Intestinal tract
  • alimentary and cutaneous infections
  • bronchial and pulmonary infections
  • oral
  • vaginal

Industrial Uses
  • Unknown

Potential Toxins Produced
  • Unknown

References
  • Mould Allergy, Yousef Al-Doory and Joanne F. Domson, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, 1984. 287 p




















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