Extrolites of Wallemia sebi, a very common fungus in the built environment

Indoor Air

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 533-542

  Desroches, T C ^a   McMullin, D R ^a   Miller, J D ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy; House dust; Wallemia sebi; Walleminone; Wallimidione; Xerophilic fungus

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENS; BIOMOLECULES; DUST; METABOLITES; SPOILAGE;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; HEALTH EFFECTS; HOUSE DUST; SALTED FISHES; SECONDARY METABOLITES; WALLEMINONE; WALLEMIUM SEBI; WALLIMIDIONE; XEROPHILIC FUNGUS;

FUNGI;

FUNGI; WALLEMIA SEBI;

ANTIGEN; CELLULASE; SESQUITERPENE; WALLEMINONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASIDIOMYCETES; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CELLULASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 84908620418     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12100     Document Type: Article

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