Myrothecium sp. |
Mitosporic fungus. Hyphomycetes. | |
| Distribution | Where Found | Mode of Dissemination |
| Cosmopolitan. Approx. 8 species. |
Found on grasses, plants and soil; on decaying fruiting bodies of Russula mushrooms./span> | Wet spore. Insects, water splash and wind when dried out. |
| Allergen | Potential Opportunist or Pathogen | Potential Toxin Production |
| Not studied. | No reports of human infection. | Trichothecenes (verrucarins and roridins). |
| Growth Indoors | Industrial Uses | Other Comments |
| Myrothecium has been identified as an indoor contaminant. Occurance is rare. | None known. | None. |
| Characteristics: Growth/Culture | Notes on Spore Trap Recognition | Notes on Tape Lift Recognition |
| Grows on general fungal media. Spores have a gray green pigment. | Identifiable on spore trap slides as a distinctive gray-green cylindrical spore with striations, a flat base, and a pointed end. | Distinctive, although very rarely seen on tape lifts in our laboratory. |
