Occupational asthma induced by Chrysonilia sitophila in the logging industry

Extensive set of mitochondrial LSU rDNA-based oligonucleotide probes for the detection of common airborne fungi

“…Stachybotrys is commonly detected in water‐damaged buildings and produces several mycotoxins including satratoxins, trichothecenes and stachybocins that may cause serious health problems associated with sick building syndrome [32]. C. sitophila can cause occupational asthma in the logging industry [33]. Cladosporium and Ulocladium are important inhalation allergens [34].…”

Cork workers? occupational asthma: lack of association with allergic sensitisation to fungi of the work environment

“…Occupational asthma 1991; Tarlo et al 1996). Apart from Penicillium glabrum, a fungus implicated in the early descriptions of suberosis, recently, Chrysonilia sitophila has been also identified throughout the manufacturing process of cork (Danesh et al 1997) and, as in the logging industry, may play a role in cork workers' occupational asthma (Tarlo et al 1996).…”

“…Apart from Penicillium glabrum, a fungus implicated in the early descriptions of suberosis, recently, Chrysonilia sitophila has been also identified throughout the manufacturing process of cork (Danesh et al 1997) and, as in the logging industry, may play a role in cork workers' occupational asthma (Tarlo et al 1996). In our study, using skin testing and immunoblotting for the detection of specific IgE antibodies to Penicillium glabrum, Chrysonilia sitophila and Trichoderma longibrachiatum, the most prevalent moulds in the manufacturing process of stoppers (Danesh et al 1997), we did not find evidence of allergic sensitisation in patients with asthma in the cork industry, although an antibody response (IgG4) was evident in some cases (Fig.…”

“…Apart from Penicillium glabrum, a fungus that induces immunological sensitisation in cork workers (Pimentel and Á vila 1973), Chrysonilia sitophila, another prominent fungus that colonises cork (Danesh et al 1997), has also been identified as a cause of occupational asthma in the wood industry (Cote et al 1991;Tarlo et al 1996).…”

Exposure to biological fungicides, environmental microorganisms and oils in forestry harvesting

“…These microorganisms originate from soil and flora. In previous studies, it has been suspected that some of these microorganisms may induce occupational asthma (Tarlo et al 1996, Horner et al 2000. Other possible sources of microorganisms in logging operations may be fungicide mixtures or chain and hydraulic oils.…”