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Weikl, F. ; Radl, V. ; Munch, J.-C. ; Pritsch, K.

Targeting allergenic fungi in agricultural environments aids the identification of major sources and potential risks for human health.

Sci. Total Environ. 529, 223-230 (2015)
DOI PMC
Fungi are, after pollen, the second most important producers of outdoor airborne allergens. To identify sources of airborne fungal allergens, a workflow for qPCR quantification from environmental samples was developed, thoroughly tested, and finally applied. We concentrated on determining the levels of allergenic fungi belonging to Alternaria, Cladosporium, Fusarium, and Trichoderma in plant and soil samples from agricultural fields in which cereals were grown. Our aims were to identify the major sources of allergenic fungi and factors potentially influencing their occurrence. Plant materials were the main source of the tested fungi at and after harvest. Amounts of A. alternata and C. cladosporioides varied significantly in fields under different management conditions, but absolute levels were very high in all cases. This finding suggests that high numbers of allergenic fungi may be an inevitable side effect of farming in several crops. Applied in large-scale studies, the concept described here may help to explain the high number of sensitization to airborne fungal allergens.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Korrespondenzautor
Schlagwörter Outdoor allergenic fungi; Allergy source monitoring; Agriculture; Soil; Plant; Harvest; Respiratory Allergy; Quantitative Pcr; Airborne Fungi; Indoor Dust; Outdoor Air; Real-time; Mold; Asthma; Quantification; Penicillium
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0048-9697
e-ISSN 1879-1026
Zeitschrift Science of the Total Environment, The
Quellenangaben Band: 529, Heft: , Seiten: 223-230 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Verlagsort Amsterdam
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Biochemical Plant Pathology (BIOP)
Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis (COMI)