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. 2007 Mar 30;73(14):4395–4406. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02250-06

TABLE 1.

Actinomycetes and other noncyanobacterial taxa that produce geosmin (GE) and 2-MIB

VOC(s) Taxon Reference
2-MIB, GE Penicillium and Aspergillus species 78
GE P. expansum 17
GE Streptomyces albidoflavus 92
GE S. avermitilis 73
GE S. citreus 69
GE S. griseus 105
GE, 2-MIB S. griseofuscus 1
GE S. halstedii 82
GE S. psammoticus 37
GE S. tendae 17
GE, 2-MIB S violaceusniger 78
GE, MIB Streptomyces spp. Various
GE Symphyogyna brongniartii (liverwort) 89
GE Vannella sp. (heterotrophic amoeba) 24