Potential of the volatile-producing fungus Muscodor albus for control of building molds

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 404-410

  Mercier, Julien ^a   Jiménez, Jorge I ^a  

^a AgraQuest Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Biofumigation; Building mold; Cladosporium; Fumigation; Muscodor albus; Sick building; Stachybotrys; Trichoderma; Volatile; Xylariaceae

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEXTROSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FUMIGATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WETTING;

BUILDING MATERIAL; BUILDING MOLDS; CLADOSPORIUM; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; MUSCODOR ALBUS; STACHYBOTRYS; XYLARIACEAE;

FUNGI;

AGAR; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; BUTANOL; CALCIUM SULFATE; GLUCOSE; ISOBUTANOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

FUMIGATION; FUNGUS; INHIBITION; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; STACHYBOTRYS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BIOFUMIGATION; BUILDING MATERIAL; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; FUMIGATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; GRAIN; MUSCODOR ALBUS; POTATO; RYE; SOLID; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; CULTURE MEDIA; FUMIGATION; FUNGI; HOUSING; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; VOLATILIZATION;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; FUNGI; MUSCODOR ALBUS; PENICILLIUM; SECALE CEREALE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STACHYBOTRYS; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; XYLARIACEAE;

EID: 34547203509     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-124     Document Type: Article

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