Bipolaris

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Natural Habitat

• Plant saprophyte
• Plant pathogen of many plants, causing leaf rot, crown rot, and root rot on warm season turf grasses.

Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment

• House plants
• Indoor building materials

Water Activity

• Unknown

Mode of Dissemination

• Wind

Allergenic Potential

• Allergic and chronic invasive sinusitis

Potential Opportunist or Pathogen

• B. australiensis, B. hawaiiensis
and

have been shown to cause:

• cerebral and disseminated infections
• peritonitis in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
• mycotic keratitis
• subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis (in both normal and immunocompromised people)
• sinusitis

Industrial Uses

• Unknown

Potential Toxins Produced

• Sterigmatocystin