Acremonium is a genus of fungi in the family Hypocreaceae. It used to be known as Cephalosporium. Acremonium species are usually slow-growing and are initially compact and moist. Their hyphae are fine and hyaline, and produce mostly simple phialides.

Human infections due to fungi belonging to the genus Acremonium occur uncommonly, but unlike infections due to other filamentous fungi, usually affect immunocompetent individuals. Mycetoma, which usually develops following trauma, is the most …

Acremonium strictum is generally known as a mycoparasite, as shown in its antagonistic relationship with Helminthosporium solani. H. solani is a potato (Solanum tuberosum) associated fungus, that has caused extreme and widespread losses in all market classes of potatoes since emerging in the United States.

Acremonium strictum (synonyms: Cephalosporium acremonium, Sarocladiom strictum) is a mold belonging to kingdom Fungi, division Ascomycota, class Sordariomicetes, order Hypocreales, family Sarocladiacea.

First reported in 1839, the genus was known as Cephalosporium until 1971. This genus consists only of asexual molds (anamorphs) and thus belongs to the fungi imperfecti group [3]. Most of their teleomorph forms are unknown or are still a matter of debate.

…molecule (7-aminocephalosporanic acid) produced by Cephalosporium acremonium resulted in four generations of cephalosporins. Read More

Acremonium kiliense (syn., Cephalosporium acremonium) allergens are available and still recommended for routine IgE testing and skin testing.

Acremonium is a fungal genus formerly known as Cephalosporium. It is a widespread mold currently believed to contain about 100 species. Most species of this mold exist as saprophytes, being isolated from dead plant material and soil.

2022年9月17日 · Cephalosporins are currently the most widely used antibiotics in clinical practice. The main strain used for the industrial production cephalosporin C (CPC) is Acremonium chrysogenum. CPC has the advantages of possessing a broad antibacterial spectrum and strong antibacterial activity.

Cephalosporium acremonium is a fungus from which the first cephalosporin antibiotics were derived. Cephalosporins are a class of β-lactam antibiotics that inhibit bacterial cell wall synthesis.