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CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROBIAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (MVOC) EMITTED BY STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM
Citation:
BETANCOURT, D., T. R. DEAN, M. Y. MENETREZ, AND S. A. MOORE. CHARACTERIZATION OF MICROBIAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (MVOC) EMITTED BY STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM. In Proceedings, Indoor Environmental Quality: Problems, Research and Solutions, Durham, NC, July 17 - 19, 2006. Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA, 10 p., (2006).
Description:
Stachybotrys chartarum is a filamentous fungi usually found in water-damaged buildings. Severe illnesses have been reported after indoor exposure to this mold. Toxicity has caused the production of secondary metabolites or mycotoxins, and the emission of by-products, specifically microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC). This study used three toxigenic strains of S. chartarum found in water-damaged buildings. MVOC’s were identified by using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. The data showed that anisole was emitted as were 3-octanone, styrene, 3-methyl-anisole and 4-methyl-anisole. These studies are expected to provide useful knowledge for the identification of unique MVOC’s produced by S. chartarum in order to effectively detect and control this toxigenic mold.