Periconia                 Print PDF
Natural Habitat	Grasses Sedges Rushes Dead herbaceous plant material Soils
Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment	Unknown
Mode of Dissemination	Wind
Allergenic Potential	Unknown
Potential Opportunist or Pathogen	Unknown
Industrial Uses	Unknown
Potential Toxins Produced	Periconia circinata produces Periconin A and Periconin B (both are biologically inactive) P. circinata also produces Peritoxins A and B
References	V Macko, M B Stimmel, T J Wolpert, L D Dunkle, W Acklin, R Bänteli, B Jaun, and D Arigoni. 1992.Structure of the host-specific toxins produced by the fungal pathogen Periconia circinata. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 89(20): 9574–9578