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Natural Habitat	Decaying fruits and vegetables Dung Plants Soils
Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment	Fruit Leftover foods Building Materials Carpet Dust
Water Activity	Aw=0.90-0.94
Mode of Dissemination	Water Splash Wind disseminated
Allergenic Potential	Type I (hay fever, asthma) Type III (hypersensitivity)
Potential Opportunist or Pathogen	Zygomycosis in immunocompromised patients
Industrial Uses	Proteases from M. pusillus and M. mehei are used in cheese fermentation
Potential Toxins Produced	Unknown
Other Comments	Produces zygomycete sporangiospores