Impact of fungal spores on asthma prevalence and hospitalization

KM Hughes, D Price, AAJ Torriero… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite making up a significant proportion of airborne allergens, the relationship between
fungal spores and asthma is not fully explored. Only 80 taxa of fungi have so far been …

Airborne fungal spore review, new advances and automatisation

M Martinez-Bracero, E Markey, JH Clancy… - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungal spores make up a significant portion of Primary Biological Aerosol Particles (PBAPs)
with large quantities of such particles noted in the air. Fungal particles are of interest …

Fungal exposome, human health, and unmet needs: a 2022 update with special focus on allergy

J Vitte, M Michel, A Malinovschi, M Caminati… - Allergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Humans inhale, ingest, and touch thousands of fungi each day. The ubiquity and diversity of
the fungal kingdom, reflected by its complex taxonomy, are in sharp contrast with our scarce …

Sentinel-2 satellite and HYSPLIT model suggest that local cereal harvesting substantially contribute to peak Alternaria spore concentrations

GP Apangu, B Adams-Groom, J Satchwell… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alternaria is a human/animal allergen and plant/animal pathogen. Cereal harvesting emits a
large amount of Alternaria spores into the atmosphere. However, estimating the peak spore …

Unmanaged grasslands are a reservoir of Alternaria and other important fungal species with differing emission patterns

GP Apangu, CA Frisk, GM Petch, M Hanson… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alternaria is a ubiquitous fungal genus with many allergenic and pathogenic species
inhabiting grasslands. We hypothesise that grasslands (natural/man-made) host a diversity …

Using qPCR and microscopy to assess the impact of harvesting and weather conditions on the relationship between Alternaria alternata and Alternaria spp. spores …

GP Apangu, CA Frisk, B Adams-Groom… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Alternaria is a plant pathogen and human allergen. Alternaria alternata is one of the most
abundant fungal spores in the air. The purpose of this study was to examine whether …

Airborne fungal spore concentration in an industrial township: distribution and relation with meteorological parameters

S Roy, S Gupta Bhattacharya - Aerobiologia, 2020 - Springer
Bioaerosols are reported to affect human health and cause chronic inflammation to the
respiratory system, leading to its temporary or permanent damage. This study aims to …

Characteristics of fungi formation in urban sewer at different flow conditions: Distribution, metabolism, and pathogenicity

X Shi, J Han, Y Hui, Y Chi, Y Hou, X Jin, P Jin - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Fungi are the significant components of the sewer ecology system which can consume
substances and exhibit pathogenicity. However, the characteristics of fungi formation and …

A comparison of models for the forecast of daily concentration thresholds of airborne fungal spores

AM Vélez-Pereira, C De Linares, MA Canela… - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aerobiological predictive model development is of increasing interest, despite the
distribution and variability of data and the limitations of statistical methods making it highly …

Seasonality and intensity of airborne Boletus-type spores in relation to land use and weather pattern

M Wójcik, I Kasprzyk - IMA fungus, 2023 - Springer
Forests are a natural source of airborne bolete spores. The timing of sporulation and its
intensity as well as the dispersal of airborne spores and in consequence their …