(scope-you-lair-ee-op’-siss) – contaminant / opportunistic pathogen, found world wide in soil and decaying vegetation and often be found indoors on various materials.  Usually is only a contaminant but some reports of allergies and an as agent for certain types of nail infections.

A very unusual and potentially dangerous genus of fungi. It may produce arsine gas if growing on arsenic substrate. This can occur on wallpapers covered with ‘paris’ green. It has been found growing on a wide variety of materials including house dust. It is associated with type III allergic reactions. 

A mitosporic fungal genus commonly found in Soil. It includes both saprophytes and Animal pathogens. Scopulariopsis brevicaulis and related species may convert Arsenic to volatile and toxic arsine. On [..]

species A moderately slow-growing fungus that produces a white, buff, brown or black colony with a buff or honey-colored reverse, within fourteen days, when incubated at 25oC (77oF). It has worldwide distribution and is very common. It has been isolated from soil, desert soils, plants, grasses, compost, insects, and bird feathers. Rarely an opportu [..]