Acremonium

Acremonium           Print PDF

Natural Habitat

• Found in decaying or dead plant materials
• Soils

Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment

• Food
• Commonly encountered in wet, cellulose-based building materials

Water Activity

• Grows well indoors when there is high water content (>0.90 Aw).

Mode of Dissemination

• Insect/water droplet
• Older spores can be dislodged by wind

Allergenic Potential

• Type I (hay fever, asthma)
  Type III (hypersensitivity pneumonitis)

Potential Opportunist or Pathogen

• Known to cause hyalohyphomycosis, keratitis, mycetoma, and onychomycosis
• Also known to cause infections in immunodeficient patients
• Causes infections in persons with wound injuries

Industrial Uses

• Cephalosporins

Potential Toxins Produced

• Trichothecene mycotoxins

Other Comments

• There are 100 known species