Indoor Trichoderma strains emitting peptaibols in guttation droplets.

Emmanuelle CastagnoliT MarikRaimo Mikkola László KredicsM A AnderssonHeidi SalonenJ Kurnitski

Published in: Journal of applied microbiology (2018)

This report proves that indoor isolates of Trichoderma release peptaibols in their guttation droplets. The presence of toxins in these types of exudates may serve as a mechanism of aerosol formation for nonvolatile toxins in the indoor air.

Keyphrases

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