Chrysonilia Print PDF
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Natural Habitat
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Suitable Substrates in the Indoor Environment
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- Bread
- Fruit
- Coffee grounds
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Water Activity
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Mode of Dissemination
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Allergenic Potential
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- Found to induce asthma in loggers
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Potential Opportunist or Pathogen
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Industrial Uses
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- Related to (mitosporic state) Neurospora, a genetic model organism
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Potential Toxins Produced
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Other Comments
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- Commonly referred to as red bread mold
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References
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- Tarlo SM, Wai Y, Dolovich J, and Summerbell R. 1996. Occupational Asthma induced by Chrysonilia sitophila in the logging industry. J. Allergy Clin Immunol. 97(6): 1409-1413.
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