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| This species may be recovered from the
indoor environment. It has widespread distribution in
subtropical regions. It has been recovered in nature from
soils and on plants. This fungus can grow at low moisture
levels and has also been isolated from grains, sugary
food products, meat, wool, dried foods, and leather. It
has been reported as a common outdoor fungus in the winter.
The conidia (spores) for this fungus have dimensions of
5-6.5 microns and is the imperfect stage of the ascomycetous
fungus Eurotium sp. It is reported to be allergenic. This
species is only occasionally pathogenic and has been associated
with sinusitis, otitis, cerebral, orofacial, and pulmonary
infections. No toxic diseases have been documented to
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