There are over 100,000 species of fungi. Many fungi are good and useful (edible mushrooms would be an example of these) while some cause problems (some fungi can injure plants and humans). Every week the IEQ Review will describe a specific microorganism, its morphological origin and potential health effects.  If you would like to know about a specific organism and/or would like it published in The IEQ Review please email Dr. Rajiv Sahay with the Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory (EDL) at Pure Air Control Services laboratory@pureaircontrols.com.

This week we will cover...   
Aspergillus nidulans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This species is the etiologic agent of cutaneous aspergillosis maxillary sinus disease, osteomyelitis, pulmonary disease, guttural pouch mycosis in a horse, , and a cerebral abscess. Resistance to itraconazole being conferred by extra copies of the A-nidulans P-450 14 alpha-demethylase gene, pdmA, has been reported, as well as reports of amphotericin B resistance.