Paecilomyces          Print PDF
Natural Habitat	Decaying plant matter Insects Soils
Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment	Optical Lenses Leather Paper PVC Jute Fibers Tobacco
Water Activity	Aw=0.79
Mode of Dissemination	Wind
Allergenic Potential	Type I (hay fever, asthma) Type III (hypersensitivity)
Potential Opportunist or Pathogen	P. variotii causes paecilomycosis (symptoms include keratitis, cellulitis, and alveolitis). Corneal ulcers, keratitis, and endophthalmitis can occur after extended contact lense use or eye surgery due to Paecilomyces infection
Industrial Uses	Paecilomyces fumosoroseus is currently marketed as a biocontrol insecticide
Potential Toxins Produced	Byssochlamic acid Ferrirubin Fusigen Indole-3-acetic acid Paecilotoxins Patulin.variotin Viriditoxin
OtherComments	P. crustaceus and P. variotii can grow well at temperatures as high as 50°C