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History and taxonomy

 * First introduced and named as Coniosporium cerealis by P. Karst in 1887
 * Acremonium species are widely associated with variety of human diseases
 * Widely distributed in British Isles, Finland, Germany, and Venezuela in 1374 and 1882
 * Has not been found in great frequency'
 * Antagonistic effect on Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium ultimum, Fusarium culmorum, and Helgardia herpotrichoides

Growth and morphology

 * Grow 1.0-1.4 cm in diameter at 20°C
 * Olivaceous-black, consisting of wool-like tufts
 * Smooth-walled and slimy spores produced at the tip of a specialized hypha
 * Filamentous fungi

Physiology

 * Damage to roots of wheat, rape and pea,
 * Able to decompose xylan

Habitat and ecology

 * Preferred to grow in rotten organics
 * Isolated from damaged potatoes