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