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Fungal Biol

Title:		Identification of volatile markers for indoor fungal growth and chemotaxonomic classification of Aspergillus species
Author(s):		Polizzi V; Adams A; Malysheva SV; De Saeger S; Van Peteghem C; Moretti A; Picco AM; De Kimpe N;
Address:		"Department of Sustainable Organic Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium. vivipolizzi@hotmail.it"
Journal Title:		Fungal Biol
Year:		2012
Volume:		20120630
Issue:		9
Page Number:		941 - 953
DOI:		10.1016/j.funbio.2012.06.001
ISSN/ISBN:		1878-6146 (Print)
Abstract:		"Microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) were collected in water-damaged buildings to evaluate their use as possible indicators of indoor fungal growth. Fungal species isolated from contaminated buildings were screened for MVOC production on malt extract agar by means of headspace solid-phase microextraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Some sesquiterpenes, specifically derived from fungal growth, were detected in the sampled environments and the corresponding fungal producers were identified. Statistical analysis of the detected MVOC profiles allowed the identification of species-specific MVOCs or MVOC patterns for Aspergillus versicolor group, Aspergillus ustus, and Eurotium amstelodami. In addition, Chaetomium spp. and Epicoccum spp. were clearly differentiated by their volatile production from a group of 76 fungal strains belonging to different genera. These results are useful in the chemotaxonomic discrimination of fungal species, in aid to the classical morphological and molecular identification techniques"
Keywords:		"*Air Microbiology Air Pollutants/chemistry Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis Aspergillus/*chemistry/*classification/isolation & purification/metabolism Biomarkers/chemistry Fungi/chemistry/classification/isolation & purification/metabolism Gas Chromatography;"
Notes:		"MedlinePolizzi, Viviana Adams, An Malysheva, Svetlana V De Saeger, Sarah Van Peteghem, Carlos Moretti, Antonio Picco, Anna Maria De Kimpe, Norbert eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2012/09/08 Fungal Biol. 2012 Sep; 116(9):941-53. doi: 10.1016/j.funbio.2012.06.001. Epub 2012 Jun 30"