Table 1.
Characterization of 42 ascomata-producing indoor isolates obtained from eight buildings associated with indoor air-related health problems in Finland. The strains were screened to be toxic in the boar sperm motility inhibition and inhibition of cell proliferation bioassays.
| Strain Code | Origin | Sampling Site | Fluorescence/Morphotype | Species | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTAV35 *, MTAV37 | Settled dust | University, Oulu | Blue-green | A | Chaetomium globosum |
| ABCD | Settled dust | Apartment Helsinki | Blue-green | A | Ch. globosum |
| MH5 †, M13, M14, M15, M16, L17, L18, MTA1, MTA2, MH52 †, MH10. MH10b HAS5, MH12 | Settled dust | University Espoo | Blue-green | A | Ch. globosum |
| RUK10 †, R7, R8, R9, R11, R20, R21 | Settled dust | Apartment A Vantaa | Blue-green | A | Ch. globosum |
| 2b/26 † 2c/MT | Settled dust | Apartment B Vantaa | Blue-green | A | Ch. globosum |
| 3b/AP | Exhaust air filter | University Espoo | Blue-green | A | Ch. globosum |
| C22/LM †, C23/LM, C21/LM C14/LM, C4/LM | Exhaust air filter | School B Vantaa | Blue-green | A | Ch. globosum |
| MO9 †, MO10, MO11, MO16 | Settled dust | Piggery ‡, Orimattila | Blue-green | A | Ch. globosum |
| OT7 †, OT7b † | Settled dust | Office Helsinki | None | B | Ch. cochliodes |
| Ch1/tu, Ch2/tu, Ch3/tu, Ch4/tu | Inlet air filter | University Espoo | Blue | C | Unidentified Chaetomium-like strains |
| MO15 †, MO13 †, MO12 | Settled dust | Piggery ‡, Orimattila | Yellow-green | D | Ch. rectangulare |
* Identified by Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen; † identified by tef1α gene sequencing; ‡ described in [34].