Acremonium Print PDF |
Natural Habitat |
- Found in decaying or dead plant materials
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Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment |
- Commonly encountered in wet, cellulose-based building materials
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Water Activity |
- Grows well indoors when there is high water content (>0.90 Aw).
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Mode of Dissemination |
- Older spores can be dislodged by wind
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Allergenic Potential |
- Type I (hay fever, asthma)
Type III (hypersensitivity pneumonitis) |
Potential Opportunist or Pathogen |
- Known to cause hyalohyphomycosis, keratitis, mycetoma, and onychomycosis
- Also known to cause infections in immunodeficient patients
- Causes infections in persons with wound injuries
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Industrial Uses |
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Potential Toxins Produced |
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Other Comments |
- There are 100 known species
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