Toxin Production by Stachybotrys chartarum Genotype S on Different Culture Media.

ABSTRACT: Stachybotrys (S.) chartarum had been linked to severe health problems in humans and animals, which occur after exposure to the toxic secondary metabolites of this mold. S. chartarum had been isolated from different environmental sources, ranging from culinary herbs and improperly stored fodder to damp building materials. To access the pathogenic potential of isolates, it is essential to analyze them under defined conditions that allow for the production of their toxic metabolites. All Stachybotrys species are assumed to produce the immunosuppressive phenylspirodrimanes, but the highly cytotoxic macrocyclic trichothecenes are exclusively generated by the genotype S of S. chartarum. In this study, we have analyzed four genotype S strains initially isolated from three different habitats. We g

SUBMITTER: Ulrich S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7559122 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature