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Species-specific production of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC) by airborne fungi from a compost facility

Fischer, G., Schwalbe, R., Moller, M., Ostrowski, R. and Dott, W.
1999
Chemosphere, Vol. 39, Issue 5, pp. 795-810
Airborne fungi; moulds; MVOC; microbial volatile organic compounds; chemotaxonomy; odour compounds; compost facility

Fischer, G., Schwalbe, R., Moller, M., Ostrowski, R. and Dott, W., (1999), "Species-specific production of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC) by airborne fungi from a compost facility", Chemosphere, Vol. 39, Issue 5, pp. 795-810.
Abstract:
Thirteen airborne fungal species frequently isolated in composting plants were screened for microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC), i.e., Aspergillus candidus, A. fumigatus, A. versicolor, Emericella nidulans, Paecilomyces variotii, Penicillium brevicompactum, Penicillium clavigerum, Penicillium crustosum, Penicillium cyclopium, Penicillium expansum, Penicillium glabrum, Penicillium verruculosum, and Tritirachium oryzae. Air samples from pure cultures were sorbed on Tenax GR and analyzed by thermal desorption in combination with GC/MS. Various hydrocarbons of different chemical groups and a large number of terpenes were identified. Some compounds such as 3-methyl-1-butanol and 1-octen-3-ol were produced by a number of species, whereas some volatiles were specific for single species. An inventory of microbial metabolites will allow identification of potential health hazards due to an exposure to fungal propagules and metabolites in the workplace. Moreover, species-specific volatiles may serve as marker compounds for the selective detection of fungal species in indoor domestic and working environments.
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Fischer, G.
Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen, Aachen,
  1. Airborne fungi and their secondary metabolites in working places in a compost facility
  2. Exposure to airborne fungi, MVOC and mycotoxins in biowaste-handling facilities
  3. Microbial air pollutants - methods for the detection and identification of endotoxins, mycotoxins and MVOC
  4. Quality assurance and good laboratory practice in the mycological laboratory - compilation of basic techniques for the identification of fungi
  5. Species-specific profiles of mycotoxins produced in cultures and associated with conidia of airborne fungi derived from biowaste  
Schwalbe, R.
  1. Airborne fungi and their secondary metabolites in working places in a compost facility
  2. Exposure to airborne fungi, MVOC and mycotoxins in biowaste-handling facilities
  3. Species-specific profiles of mycotoxins produced in cultures and associated with conidia of airborne fungi derived from biowaste  
Moller, M.
     
Ostrowski, R.
  1. Airborne fungi and their secondary metabolites in working places in a compost facility
  2. Exposure to airborne fungi, MVOC and mycotoxins in biowaste-handling facilities
  3. Species-specific profiles of mycotoxins produced in cultures and associated with conidia of airborne fungi derived from biowaste  
Dott, W.
  1. Airborne fungi and their secondary metabolites in working places in a compost facility
  2. Exposure to airborne fungi, MVOC and mycotoxins in biowaste-handling facilities
  3. Microbial air pollutants - methods for the detection and identification of endotoxins, mycotoxins and MVOC
  4. Quality assurance and good laboratory practice in the mycological laboratory - compilation of basic techniques for the identification of fungi
  5. Species-specific profiles of mycotoxins produced in cultures and associated with conidia of airborne fungi derived from biowaste  


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