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Natural Habitat |
- Decaying fruits and vegetables
- Dung
- Plants
- Soils
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Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment |
- Fruit
- Leftover foods
- Building Materials
- Carpet Dust
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Water Activity |
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Mode of Dissemination |
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Allergenic Potential |
- Type I (hay fever, asthma)
- Type III (hypersensitivity)
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Potential Opportunist or Pathogen |
- Zygomycosis in immunocompromised patients
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Industrial Uses |
- Proteases from M. pusillus and M. mehei are used in cheese fermentation
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Potential Toxins Produced |
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Other Comments |
- Produces zygomycete sporangiospores
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