Formally Cephalosporium. It can produce mycetomas, infections of the nails, onchyomycosis, corneal ulers, eumycotic mycetoma, endophthalmitis, meningitis, and endocarditis. Type I (hay fever & asthma) and Type III (hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Humidifier lung) allergens.
naturally found in soils, decaying organic matter and plat debris. Can be found in food and indoor environments. A common allergen. Can produce a trichothecene mycotoxins and volatile organic compounds.
Naturally found in soils, decaying organic matter, and plant debris. Can be found in food and the indoor environment. Acremonium is a common allergen, can produce a trichothecene mycotoxin, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
sp. ( Cephalosporium sp.) Reported to be allergenic. Can produce a trichothecene toxin that is toxic if ingested. It was the primary fungus identified in at least two houses where the occupant complaints were nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Asexual state of Emericellopsis sp., Chaetomium sp., and Nectripsis sp. It can produce mycetomas, infections of the cornea and nails.
(ack-ruh-moan'-ee-um) – contaminant / opportunistic pathogen, found in sewage, soil and vegetation. It is commonly found in cultures and to a lesser extent tape-lifts. Only a few species can survive at normal human body temperature, and infection is rare in normal immune systems. Infections most commonly involve the cornea and nails. Some species are reported to be an allergen.