Phialophora

Phialophora is a genus of fungi belonging to the class of ascomycetes. They belong to the Aspergillus family, order Hyphomycetes. They live in all climatic zones of our planet. However, the mycelium undergoes its life cycles only in an aquatic environment. That is why the same mushroom can grow both on land and in water, and its life cycle continues.

The mushroom has a white color and various forms, which it takes under the influence of temperature, moisture, pH of the environment, and the chemical composition of water. This mushroom is a symbiont and lives everywhere. It is found in various environments - soil, soil with fertilizers, sea or ocean water, water from technical or biological purification systems, algae, beer. This is an interesting fact because beer is a fermentation product that is produced by yeast. Fialophora loves warm, humid and very acidic climates. Suitable conditions for it are temperatures from +25 to +30 C and pH below 8. Such conditions are found in hot tubs. Among the known diseases that this fungus causes are inflammation of the skin, limbs and subcutaneous tissue, mycosis of the lungs, ear canal, vagina, liver, and brain. Shellfish shells, sand, clay and ash are all objects of fungal activity. She builds her life cycle on this. Soil seeding involves contaminating the soil, which is later used in livestock farming. The presence of the fungus does not need to be visually detectable to have an effect on animals. If the fungus gets on human skin, the effect can be quite serious. The disease affects hair follicles, nerves and small vessels in the skin. Then redness, itching, changes in the form of blisters or abscesses may occur. Fortunately, this mushroom is a very rare occurrence. To transfer it from one object to another, many conditions must be present. For example, for a person you need to rub fungal spores into wounds on the body or under the nails. We