| fungal colonization of synthetic substrates for use in space craft. | materials being used or considered for use in space flights were examined for their susceptibility to fungal colonization. the materials included soft goods (clothing) and insulation and fabrication products such as velcro attachments and elastic cord binders. materials were exposed for at least 28 days in a high-humidity chamber colonized with over 50 species of fungi, including those species recommended for determining recalcitrance of materials to fungal biodegradation. at least nine of 25 pr ... | 1995 | 7766064 |
| fungal production of volatiles during growth on fiberglass. | acoustic and thermal fiberglass insulation materials used in heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems were colonized with fungi in laboratory chambers. the mixed fungal population, principally aspergillus versicolor, acremonium obclavatum, and cladosporium herbarum, produced odoriferous volatiles, including 2-ethyl hexanol, cyclohexane, and benzene. these volatiles may be related to poor indoor air quality and the sick building syndrome. | 1994 | 7993098 |
| comparison of 5.8s and its2 rdna rflp patterns among isolates of acremonium obclavatum, a. kiliense, and a. strictum from diverse sources. | polymerase chain reaction (pcr) products of nuclear 5.8s and internal transcribed spacer regions (its2) of rdna from reference cultures of acremonium obclavatum (a rarely recognized species first reported from india) were compared with cultures of acremonium spp. isolated from georgia, usa. digestion of amplicons sequentially with hinfl and sau3ai divided the isolates into four restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) groups. a representative isolate of primary colonizers of insulation fa ... | 1998 | 9425242 |