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Paecilomyces sp.
ALLERGENICITY
Allergenic (811,1086,1087)
MYCOTOXINS PRODUCED
Acetoxyscirpenediol (1088), Belfedrin A (26), Byssochlamic acid (3,1089), Byssotoxin (3), Ergosterol peroxide (1088), Malformins (3), Paecilotoxins A&B (1090), Patulin (3,1089,1091,1092), Viriditoxin(3), Variotin(Pecilocin) (1093).
PATHOGENICITY IN HUMANS
Cases of onychomycosis (1,1094), sinusitis(1,1095,1096), bursitis (1,1097), pyelonephritis (2,1098), cellulitis (1,2,1099,1100), otitis (1,1101), endocarditis (1,2,1102,1103,1105), osteomyelitis (1,2,1104), cerebral (1105), pulmonary (1,1106,1107), eye (1,2,122,161,621), (sub)cutaneous (1,2,1108-1112) infections, fungemia (1,2,1113-1115), mostly in immunocompromised individuals.
IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS on POTATO DEXTROSE AGAR (PDA)
White, yellowish, violet or brownish, phialides in clusters along or at the tip of the conidiophores, conidia in chains, ellipsoidal or spindle shaped, smooth or slightly roughened. Vs: Penicillium
FUNGI LIST
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