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| This species is considered
common to indoor environments. It is widespread in the
soil and on plants and is also considered a common contaminant
of foods. It has a musty odor. It is commonly found in
the environment on textiles, in soils, grains, fruits
and vegetables isolated from tropical and subtropical
soils but less frequently from other areas. This fungus
has an Aw (water activity) of 0.77 with an optimum >
0.97 . Conidia (spores) have dimensions of 3.5 - 5 microns
or 4 to 5 microns. It is reported to be allergenic. It
is common in secondary organisms following bacterial otitis
and is more commonly being implicated in pulmonary disease
in immunocompromised hosts. It has also been reported
to cause skin infections. |
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