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ArticleInternational biodeterioration & biodegradation2017

Fungal Microbiomes Associated with Green and Non-Green Building Materials.

Kanistha Coombs, Stephen Vesper, Brett J Green, Mikhail Yermakov, Tiina Reponen

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Article in International biodeterioration & biodegradation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Damp Buildings: Associated Fungi and How to Find Them.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  5. Microbiology of the built environment.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kanistha CoombsDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056.
Stephen VesperUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. M. L. King Drive, Mail Stop 314, Cincinnati, OH 45268.
Brett J GreenCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505.
Mikhail YermakovDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056.
Tiina ReponenDepartment of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 670056, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056.

Funding

University of Cincinnati Education and Research CenterT42OH008432 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI DAVIS, KERMIT G. · 2005 to 2025
$32.7M
Intramural EPA EPA999999NIOSH CDC HHS T42 OH008432
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Water-damaged buildings can lead to fungal growth and occupant health problems. Green building materials, derived from renewable sources, are increasingly utilized in construction and renovations. However, the question as to what fungi will grow on these green compared to non-green materials, after they get wet, has not been adequately studied. By determining what fungi grow on each type of material, the potential health risks can be more adequately assessed. In this study, we inoculated green and non-green pieces of ceiling tile, composite board, drywall, and flooring with indoor dust containing a complex mixture of naturally occurring fungi. The materials were saturated with water and incubated for two months in a controlled environment. The resulting fungal microbiomes were evaluated using ITS amplicon sequencing. Overall, the richness and diversity of the mycobiomes on each pair of green and non-green pieces were not significantly different. However, different genera dominated on each type of material. For example,

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PMID29681691
PMCPMC5906815

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