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. 2011 Feb 13;2010:628026. doi: 10.1155/2010/628026

Table 5.

Epitope data related to Airborne/Respiratory Allergy. Genus species have been modified to match IUIS usage. Synonyms for querying the IEDB: Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis arizonica).

Category All T cell CD4/class II CD8/class I All B cell Linear B cell Non-linear B cell Total epitopes
Common airborne allergen sources
  Birch tree (Betula verrucosa) 175 167 0 36 30 6 211
  Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) 181 180 0 19 19 0 200
  European house dust mite (D. pteronyssinus) 104 87 2 53 39 14 157
  Mold (Aspergillus fumigatus) 16 16 0 115 111 4 131
  Timothy grass (Phleum pratense) 72 71 1 49 48 1 121
  Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) 69 60 0 36 32 4 105
  Midge (Chironomus thummi thummi) 30 30 0 60 60 0 90
  Olive tree (Olea europaea) 14 0 0 65 65 0 79
  Cat (Felis catus) 48 46 0 18 18 0 66
  Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) 62 60 0 1 1 0 63
  Spreading pellitory (Parietaria judaica) 1 1 0 61 60 1 62
  Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) 18 0 0 34 34 0 52
  Cereal rye (Secale cereale) 0 0 0 51 51 0 51
  Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) 50 50 0 0 0 0 50
  American house dust mite (D. farinae) 36 36 0 12 9 3 48
  Mold (Penicillium chrysogenum) 0 0 0 45 44 1 45
  Horse (Equus caballus) 42 42 0 1 0 1 43
  Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) 23 23 0 3 3 0 26
  Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) 12 12 0 13 13 0 25

Other plant species
  Common wormwood (Artemisia vulgaris) 19 19 0 0 0 0 19
  Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) 0 0 0 18 18 0 18
  Common velvet grass (Holcus lanatus) 0 0 0 14 14 0 14
  Ashe juniper tree (Juniperus ashei) 0 0 0 13 13 0 13
  Great ragweed (Ambrosia trifida) 5 5 0 0 0 0 5
  Loblolly pine tree (Pinus taeda) 0 0 0 4 4 0 4
  Lichwort (Parietaria officinalis) 0 0 0 2 2 0 2
  Mouse ear cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
  Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
  Elegant zinnia (Zinnia violacea) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
  Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
  Tall fescue grass (Festuca arundinacea) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
  Arizona cypress tree (Cupressus arizonica) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
  Formosan juniper tree (Juniperus formosana) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

Other fungal species
   Alternaria alternata 0 0 0 5 5 0 5
   Malassezia sympodialis 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
   Candida albicans 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
   Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
   Aspergillus restrictus 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

Other animal species
  Rat (Rattus norvegicus) 19 0 0 4 4 0 23
  Storage mite (Blomia tropicalis) 0 0 0 18 16 2 18
  Fodder mite (Lepidoglyphus destructor) 10 10 0 5 5 0 15
  German cockroach (Blattella germanica) 9 9 0 5 3 2 14
  Cow dander (Bos domesticus) 8 8 0 2 0 2 10
  Mayne's house dust mite (Euroglyphus maynei) 10 0 0 0 0 0 10
  American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) 0 0 0 9 8 1 9
  Mouse (Mus musculus) 4 2 0 4 4 0 8