Acremonium species -Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SAB) incubated at 30˚C for 18 days Acremonium is a genus of fungi in the family Hypocreaceae. It used to be known as "Cephalosporium". The genus Acremonium contains many species; most are saprophytic being isolated from dead plant material and soil. Several species including A. recifei and A. alabamense are recognised as opportunistic pathogens of man and animals, causing mycetoma, mycotic keratitis and onychomycosis. Recently, several Acremonium-like species recognised as opportunistic pathogens have been transferred to other genera; Fusarium falciforme (formerly A. falciforme), Sarocladium kiliense (formerly A. kiliense), Gliomastic roseogriseum (formerly A. roseogriseum) and Sarocladium strictum (formerly A. strictum).