Cladosporium as the Main Fungal Contaminant of Locations in Dwelling Environments.

Aihara, Masahiko; Tanaka, Tatsuaki; Takatori, Kosuke

doi:10.4265/bio.6.49

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“…Strains identified as Cladosporium sphaerospermum have been consistently isolated from hypersaline environments around the globe (Zalar et al , 2007). Cladosporium sphaerospermum is one of the most common air‐borne, cosmopolitan Cladosporium species, and it has been frequently isolated from indoor and outdoor air (Park et al , 2004) and dwellings (Aihara et al , 2001), and occasionally from humans (Badillet et al , 1982) and plants (Pereira et al , 2002). Although this species has also been reported from osmotically nonstressed niches, strains that were morphologically identified as C. sphaerospermum can grow at a very low water activity (contrary to other cladosporia; Hocking et al , 1994).…”

Section: Saline Habitatsmentioning

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Extremotolerance in fungi: evolution on the edge

Gostinčar

Grube²,

Hoog

et al. 2010

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

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Our planet offers many opportunities for life on the edge: high and low temperatures, high salt concentrations, acidic and basic conditions and toxic environments, to name but a few extremes. Recent studies have revealed the diversity of fungi that can occur in stressful environments that are hostile to most eukaryotes. We review these studies here, with the additional purpose of proposing some mechanisms that would allow for the evolutionary adaptation of eukaryotic microbial life under extreme conditions. We focus, in particular, on life in ice and life at high salt concentrations, as there is a surprising similarity between the fungal populations in these two kinds of environments, both of which are characterized by low water activity. We propose steps of evolution of generalist species towards the development of specialists in extreme habitats. We argue that traits present in some fungal groups, such as asexuality, synthesis of melanin-like pigments and a flexible morphology, are preadaptations that facilitate persistence and eventual adaptation to conditions on the ecological edge, as well as biotope switches. These processes are important for understanding the evolution of extremophiles; moreover, they have implications for the emergence of novel fungal pathogens.

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Section: Saline Habitatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Extremotolerance in fungi: evolution on the edge

Gostinčar

Grube²,

Hoog

et al. 2010

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

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“…There are many kinds of fungi in dwelling environments. One of the predominant species is Cladosporium, and it can be isolated from the air, wall surfaces and home materials (Aihara et al, 2000a, 2000b, and 2001, Grant et al, 1989Hunter et al, 1988). Though we have conducted an ecological investigation of Cladosporium in dwelling environments, there is little detailed information on the biological characteristics of Cladosporium, especially C. sphaerospermum and C. cladosporioides (Kawai et al, 1990).…”

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Effect of Temperature and Water Activity on the Growth of Cladosporium sphaerospermum and Cladosporium cladosporioides.

Aihara¹,

Tanaka

Ohta

et al. 2002

Biocontrol Sci.

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“…PDA cultured medium with a pH range of 4-6 supported the growth of pathogens. The diameter of the fungus of the genus Cladosporium usually increased in 28 days post incubation (Aihara et al, 2001).…”

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First Morphological Detection of Non-Quarantine Pest Causing Banana Wilt in Morotai Island

Widyantoro¹,

Artini²

2020

Caraka Tani J. Sustain. Agric.

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There are two symptoms of wilting in banana plants that have been widely known, namely fusarium wilt and bacterial wilt. The symptoms of banana wilt usually are attributed to pathogenic fungi. Wilting symptoms on the leaves are usually accompanied by leaf spot, leaf streak, leaf speckle and anthracnose. Recent quarantine pest reports have found the symptoms of banana wilt in Morotai Island, Indonesia. The pathogens attack many local cultivars of banana plants including Mas, Ambon, Kepok and Nangka. The study aimed to establish the morphological characters of the pathogens that cause banana wilt. Descriptive research began with the sampling of diseased symptomatic leaves, field data reports and identification of pathogenic morphological characters in the laboratory. The variable observed were the disease symptoms, color and shape of mycelia, conidia, kinds of the pathogens and their growth on agar medium. The results showed that there was no quarantine pest on the symptomatic banana samples. There were two non-quarantine pests that had been identified, i.e Fusarium oxysporum causing fusarium wilt and Cladosporium musae causing leaf speckle.

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Cladosporium as the Main Fungal Contaminant of Locations in Dwelling Environments.

Cited by 15 publications

References 8 publications

Extremotolerance in fungi: evolution on the edge

Extremotolerance in fungi: evolution on the edge

Effect of Temperature and Water Activity on the Growth of Cladosporium sphaerospermum and Cladosporium cladosporioides.

First Morphological Detection of Non-Quarantine Pest Causing Banana Wilt in Morotai Island

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