Trichoderma
Natural Habitat
- Decaying wood
- Dead leave
- Soil
Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment
- Paper
- Textiles
- Wood (wet)
Mode of Dissemination
- Insects
- Water splash
- Wind
Allergenic Potential
- Type I allergies (hay fever, asthma)
- Type III (hypersensitivity)
Potential Opportunist or Pathogen
- Has occasionally been associated with disease in immunocompromised individuals
Industrial Uses
- Biocontrol agent against a variety of plant pathogens
- Biproducts of T. viride is used to make beer and wine
Potential Toxins Produced
- Gliotoxin
- Isocyanides
- Trichothecene
- Trichodermin
- T-2 toxin