Extreme environments: microbiology leading to specialized metabolites

AM Sayed, MHA Hassan, HA Alhadrami… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The prevalence of multidrug‐resistant microbial pathogens due to the continued misuse and
overuse of antibiotics in agriculture and medicine is raising the prospect of a return to the …

Fungal secondary metabolites as harmful indoor air contaminants: 10 years on

JD Miller, DR McMullin - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2014 - Springer
From the epidemiological studies conducted on the effect of mould and dampness on health
a decade ago, the role of toxin-producing fungi in damp and mouldy buildings involved …

Expansion of commensal fungus Wallemia mellicola in the gastrointestinal mycobiota enhances the severity of allergic airway disease in mice

JH Skalski, JJ Limon, P Sharma, MD Gargus… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The gastrointestinal microbiota influences immune function throughout the body. The gut-
lung axis refers to the concept that alterations of gut commensal microorganisms can have a …

Overall internal exposure to mycotoxins and their occurrence in occupational and residential settings–An overview

H Fromme, M Gareis, W Völkel, C Gottschalk - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites of various fungal species that can contaminate
food and feed, as well as indoor environments. Numerous studies have summarized the …

A Taxonomic Revision of the Wallemia sebi Species Complex

S Jančič, HDT Nguyen, JC Frisvad, P Zalar… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Wallemia sebi is a xerophilic food-and air-borne fungus. The name has been used for
strains that prevail in cold, temperate and tropical climates. In this study, multi-locus …

Modeling microbial growth in carpet dust exposed to diurnal variations in relative humidity using the “Time‐of‐Wetness” framework

SR Haines, JA Siegel, KC Dannemiller - Indoor Air, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Resuspension of microbes in floor dust and subsequent inhalation by human occupants is
an important source of human microbial exposure. Microbes in carpet dust grow at elevated …

Production of Secondary Metabolites in Extreme Environments: Food- and Airborne Wallemia spp. Produce Toxic Metabolites at Hypersaline Conditions

S Jančič, JC Frisvad, D Kocev, C Gostinčar… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The food-and airborne fungal genus Wallemia comprises seven xerophilic and halophilic
species: W. sebi, W. mellicola, W. canadensis, W. tropicalis, W. muriae, W. hederae and W …

Halophily reloaded: new insights into the extremophilic life-style of Wallemia with the description of Wallemia hederae sp. nov

S Jančič, P Zalar, D Kocev, HJ Schroers, S Džeroski… - Fungal Diversity, 2016 - Springer
Wallemia comprises air-and food-borne, mycotoxigenic contaminants including the
halophilic W. ichthyophaga, xerotolerant W. sebi and xerophilic W. muriae. Wallemia …

Aspergillus subgenus Polypaecilum from the built environment

JB Tanney, CM Visagie, N Yilmaz… - Studies in …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Xerophilic fungi, especially Aspergillus species, are prevalent in the built environment. In
this study, we employed a combined culture-independent (454-pyrosequencing) and culture …

Filthy lucre: A metagenomic pilot study of microbes found on circulating currency in New York City

JM Maritz, SA Sullivan, RJ Prill, E Aksoy, P Scheid… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Paper currency by its very nature is frequently transferred from one person to
another and represents an important medium for human contact with—and potential …