Skip to main content
. 2016 Jan 7;82(2):578–584. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02785-15

TABLE 4.

The Finnish environmental moldiness indexa

Mold GM ratio of MDHs/RHs Prevalence (%) in:
MDHs RHs
FERMI group 1
    Aspergillus ochraceus 2.59 65 31
    Aspergillus versicolor 2.08 30 14
    Chaetomium globosum 1.50 45 48
    Cladosporium sphaerospermum 2.40 90 83
    Penicillium corylophilum 1.92 60 45
    Penicillium crustosum 1.67 55 48
    Penicillium chrysogenum 1.63 45 41
FERMI group 2
    Alternaria alternata 0.90 95 95
    Cladosporium cladosporioides type 1 0.55 100 100
    Epicoccum nigrum 0.50 100 100
a

Shown are data for the mold species/group qPCRs that constitute FERMI groups 1 and 2, their GM ratios, and proportions with detectable levels in homes with severe moisture damage (n = 20) versus reference homes without observed moisture damage or mold (n = 42).