Fig 1. Infection model for Fk and Ff.

(A) Fk and Ff are both associated with clinical infections, especially keratitis of the eye. (B) Ff is a common soil inhabitant, which is the reservoir implicated in corneal infections caused by this species. (C) Fk and Ff have both been found in the built environment, but Fk is typically present in much larger numbers. (D) Fk and Ff have both been found in association with sea turtle egg fusariosis. However, the epidemiology of these species as disease agents, and their potential connection to the built environment and human infections, is unknown. Ff, F. falciforme; Fk, F. keratoplasticum.