Mold Library
Stemphylium
Distribution
Most species of Stemphylium are plant pathogens, and are less commonly isolated from soil and decaying plant material.
Growth Characteristics
Colonies of Stemphylium are fast growing, suede-like to cottony in texture, and gray, brown, or brownish-black in color.
Microscopic Characteristics
Solitary conidia are formed at the tip of a distinctive, simple to branched conidiophore with a dark, knobby, terminal swelling. Conidia are pale to light brown, oblong and rounded at the ends, smooth or in part rough-walled, divided by several longitudinal and transverse septa, and are typically constricted at the central septum.
Health Effects
Stemphylium may very rarely cause disease (cutaneous and subcutaneous) in humans.