id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-018039-dw2xblyr Norbäck, Dan Microbial Agents in the Indoor Environment: Associations with Health 2019-08-08 .txt text/plain 7024 396 44 Keywords Mould · Bacteria · Endotoxin · Beta-1-3-glucan · Muramic acid Fungal DNA · Microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC) · Mycotoxins Asthma · Respiratory symptoms Endotoxin: A cell-wall compound found in gram-negative bacteria (endotoxin can have different chain length of the 3-hydroxy acids in the molecule) Muramic acid (MuA): A cell-wall compound found mainly in gram-positive bacteria Ergosterol: A cell-wall compound found in mould (but also in plant materials) Beta 1-3 glucans: A group of cell-wall compounds in mould (but also in pollen)t Fungal DNA: DNA sequences specific for mould (general or species specific sequences) Bacterial DNA: DNA sequences specific for bacteria (general or species specific sequences) MVOC: Volatile organic compounds produced by microorganisms (but can have non-microbial sources as well) Secondary microbial metabolites: Chemical compounds produced by the secondary metabolism of microorganisms Mycotoxins: Chemical compounds with toxic properties produced by mould (a subgroup of secondary microbial metabolites) They concluded that there is sufficient evidence of a causal association between outdoor culturable fungal exposure and exacerbation in asthmatics sensitised to fungi. ./cache/cord-018039-dw2xblyr.txt ./txt/cord-018039-dw2xblyr.txt