TABLE 2.

Comparison of the occurrences and geometric mean cell equivalents per milligram for the 36 ERMI molds in LUKAS2 homes in Finland (n = 144) compared to U.S. homes (n = 1,096)^a

Mold	% occurrence		GM concn (cell equivalents/mg)
	Finland	U.S.	Finland	U.S.
Group 1
Aspergillus flavus	44	36	1	2
Aspergillus fumigatus	44	62	2	3
Aspergillus niger	67	69	4	4
Aspergillus ochraceus	38	27	3	2
Aspergillus penicillioides	95	90	4	91
Aspergillus restrictus	95	12	1,109	2
Aspergillus sclerotiorum	5	26	1	2
Aspergillus sydowii	15	29	1	3
Aspergillus unguis	6	20	1	2
Aspergillus versicolor	13	30	1	2
Aureobasidium pullulans	100	94	3,485	263
Chaetomium globosum	44	51	2	2
Cladosporium sphaerospermum	88	82	5	13
Eurotium amstelodami	100	98	21	155
Paecilomyces variotii	31	46	1	2
Penicillium brevicompactum	98	52	276	5
Penicillium corylophilum	50	17	2	2
Penicillium crustosum group	43	8	5	1
Penicillium purpurogenum	19	15	1	1
Penicillium spinulosum	22	20	1	1
Penicillium variabile	31	50	1	3
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis	66	53	1	2
Scopulariopsis chartarum	52	38	2	2
Stachybotrys chartarum	24	35	1	2
Trichoderma viride	95	27	86	2
Wallemia sebi	98	75	176	18
Group 2
Acremonium strictum	82	57	3	4
Alternaria alternata	96	88	18	35
Aspergillus ustus	28	40	2	2
Cladosporium cladosporioides type 1	100	99	4,540	331
Cladosporium cladosporioides type 2	100	70	24	4
Cladosporium herbarum	100	84	2,419	31
Epicoccum nigrum	100	93	68	117
Mucor group	99	92	37	15
Penicillium chrysogenum	38	66	2	5
Rhizopus stolonifer	53	29	2	1

^aSee reference 10.