Chaetomium Print PDF |
Natural Habitat |
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Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment |
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Water Activity |
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Mode of Dissemination |
- Wind
- Insects
- Water splash
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Allergenic Potential |
- Type I (asthma and hay fever)
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Potential Opportunist or Pathogen |
- Onychomycosis
- C. perlucidum
recognized as a new agent of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis. |
Industrial Uses |
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Potential Toxins Produced |
- Chaetomin
- Chaetoglobosins A,B,D and F
are produced by Chaetomium globosum
- Sterigmatocystin is produced by rare species
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