Fungal secondary metabolites as harmful indoor air contaminants: 10 years on

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 9953-9966

  Miller, J David ^a   McMullin, David R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Damp buildings; Fungi; Inflammatory responses; Respiratory disease asthma; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; FUNGI; TOXIC MATERIALS;

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; FUNGAL TOXINS; HEALTH EFFECTS; INDOOR AIR CONTAMINANTS; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SECONDARY METABOLITES; TOXIN-PRODUCING FUNGI;

METABOLITES;

BUILDING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INDOOR AIR; METABOLITE; TOXIN;

FUNGI;

AIR POLLUTANT; MYCOTOXIN;

AIR POLLUTANT; FUNGUS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FUNGI; MYCOTOXINS; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

EID: 84916942644     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6178-5     Document Type: Review

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