Engyodontium
| Engyodontium | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Cordycipitaceae |
| Genus: | Engyodontium |
Engyodontium is a genera of fungi belonging to the group hyphomycetes and has about 6 different species. This fungus was formerly included in genus Beauveria, but is now recognized as a distinct genus.
Outdoors it is common in soil and plant debris. Indoors, it can be found on paper, textiles, jute, and painted walls. The most common species is E. album. It forms a cottony, white colony producing numerous dry, tiny conidia. Production of mycotoxins by this fungus has not been reported at this time. It is an opportunist fungus and cause brain abscess, keratitis, native valve endocarditis to immunocompromised people.
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