Fungal production of volatiles during growth on fiberglass
Ezeonu, I. M., Price, D. L., Simmons, R. B., Crow, S. A. and Ahearn, D. G.
1994
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 60(11), 4172-4173
Ezeonu, I. M., Price, D. L., Simmons, R. B., Crow, S. A. and Ahearn, D. G., (1994), "Fungal production of volatiles during growth on fiberglass", Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 60(11), 4172-4173.
| Abstract
Acoustic and thermal fiberglass insulation materials used in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems were colonized with fungi in laboratory chambers. The mixed fungal population, principally Aspergillus versicolor, Acremonium obclavatum, and Cladosporium herbarum, produced odoriferous volatiles, including 2-ethyl hexanol, cyclohexane, and benzene. These volatiles may be related to poor indoor air quality and the sick building syndrome. |
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