ArticleAtmospheric environment (Oxford, England : 1994)2007
Fungal Fragments in Moldy Houses: A Field Study in Homes in New Orleans and Southern Ohio.
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- Fungal aerosol composition in moldy basements.Indoor air · 2019Article
- Pro-Inflammatory Responses in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Induced by Spores and Hyphal Fragments of Common Damp Indoor Molds.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Indoor mould exposure, asthma and rhinitis: findings from systematic reviews and recent longitudinal studies.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2018Review
- Fungal Fragments and Fungal Aerosol Composition in Sawmills.Annals of work exposures and health · 2018Article
- Mold and Human Health: a Reality Check.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2017Review
- Assessment of multi-contaminant exposure in a cancer treatment center: a 2-year monitoring of molds, mycotoxins, endotoxins, and glucans in bioaerosols.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2017Article
- Fungal Exposure and Asthma: IgE and Non-IgE-Mediated Mechanisms.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2016Review
- Indirect Immunodetection of Fungal Fragments by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2015Article
- Industrial hygiene, occupational safety and respiratory symptoms in the Pakistani cotton industry.BMJ open · 2015Article
- Submicronic fungal bioaerosols: high-resolution microscopic characterization and quantification.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2014Article
- The level of submicron fungal fragments in homes with asthmatic children.Environmental research · 2014Article
- Chronic illness associated with mold and mycotoxins: is naso-sinus fungal biofilm the culprit?Toxins · 2013Review
- Exposures to molds in school classrooms of children with asthma.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2013Article
- Dispersal in microbes: fungi in indoor air are dominated by outdoor air and show dispersal limitation at short distances.The ISME journal · 2013Article
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Abstract
Smaller-sized fungal fragments (<1 μm) may contribute to mold-related health effects. Previous laboratory-based studies have shown that the number concentration of fungal fragments can be up to 500 times higher than that of fungal spores, but this has not yet been confirmed in a field study due to lack of suitable methodology. We have recently developed a field-compatible method for the sampling and analysis of airborne fungal fragments. The new methodology was utilized for characterizing fungal fragment exposures in mold-contaminated homes selected in New Orleans, Louisiana and Southern Ohio. Airborne fungal particles were separated into three distinct size fractions: (i) >2.25 μm (spores); (ii) 1.05-2.25 μm (mixture); and (iii) < 1.0 μm (submicrometer-sized fragments). Samples were collected in five homes in summer and winter and analyzed for (1→3)-β-D-glucan. The total (1→3)-β-D-glucan varied from 0.2 to 16.0 ng m(-3). The ratio of (1→3)-β-D-glucan mass in fragment size fraction to that in spore size fraction (F/S) varied from 0.011 to 2.163. The mass ratio was higher in winter (average = 1.017) than in summer (0.227) coinciding with a lower relative humidity in the winter. Assuming a mass-based F/S-ratio=1 and the spore size = 3 μm, the corresponding number-based F/S-ratio (fragment number/spore number) would be 10(3) and 10(6), for the fragment sizes of 0.3 and 0.03 μm, respectively. These results indicate that the actual (field) contribution of fungal fragments to the overall exposure may be very high, even much greater than that estimated in our earlier laboratory-based studies.
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