Mycotoxins

To control mold allergies, the source of its existence must be diminished and avoided for as long as possible mostly for people with allergies. In a person with allergies, their immune system reacts to a foreign substance and it makes antibodies that identifies non-harmful allergens as harmful ones. Most allergies cannot be cured but there are ways to relieve the symptoms and control the exposure. Mold grows wherever moisture, oxygen, and the chemicals it needs to thrive are present. It commonly

This page will go into somewhat detail of Remediation, specifically Mold Remediation. It will give you an understanding of the purpose of treating this unhealthy atmosphere. So now, let's begin. Definition Remediation alone is defined as "the correction of something bad or defective". Specific to Mold Remediation would be "the removal, cleaning, sanitizing, demolition, or other treatment, including preventive activities, of mold or mold-contaminated matter that was not purposely grown at that

Chartarum or more commonly known as Black Mold is by definition a possibly toxic mold that can produce toxins called mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are produced by specific strains of mold which when found in food can cause foodborne illness, which in some cases may become fatal. There are varying mycotoxins found within fungi but this is one of the deadlier mycotoxins versus other mycotoxins, trichothecene. Despite the fact that many people do have mold allergies, this isn’t an allergic it is a reaction to

Beneful Product Changes is in Parallel with the Brands Ambitious Growth Strategy The growing trend in dog food points to increased use of familiar ingredients. According to post by Carlotta Cooper of the Huffington Post, surveys are increasingly showing that people think of pets as family members, which infers they can consume the same food as that used by humans. Beneful is one of the largest dog food makers in the US, since its product feed over 14 million dogs annual according to Nielsen. However

Sterigmatocystin (ST) is a carcinogenic polyketide [12] produced by species in several fungal genera. Microfungi capable of producing ST are common food, feed and indoor contaminants, and may also be plant and mammalian pathogens, thus having a large economic impact for the biotechnological, agricultural and food industry [12, 13]. Nanotechnology plays an important role in the fabrication of different nanoparticles that can exhibit novel antimicrobial properties [14]. The nano-scale of metals

Science Building (Names/date) Abstract We investigated the levels of fungal contamination in the Eastern Washington University Science Building; which could be harmful to the frequenters. Certain types of fungi produce macrocyclic trichothecene mycotoxins. The toxins have the ability to cause "weakness, ataxia, hypotension, coagulopathy, and death." (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013). The primary species of mold that produce macrocyclic trichothecene include Cladosporium sphaerospermum

The ancient Greeks and Romans are known for many things, their government, their leaders, and their great empires that our society draws many traditions from. One thing that our society most certainly has in common with these ancient peoples are our use of fungi for medicine and our knowledge about how certain fungi can be detrimental to our health. Dating back these people were believed to have already use mushrooms and molds as medicine, and also learned how deadly they could be. These great

Mold Introduction The Pew Center on Global Climate Change reported in September 2011 that the number of flood damages in the Northeast continue to rise. In Wilkes-Barre, PA, 75,000 people were evacuated as the Susquehanna River crested at a record of 42.7 feet. An estimated 5,400 homes and business suffered some sort of flood damage during that event, and 124 sewage treatment plants were affected by the flood, with 14 of them spilling raw sewage into waterways. Reports indicate that mold infestation

bioterror or biological warfare. The potent acute toxicity and chemical stability of mycotoxins aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), and T-2 toxin make them apt to be weaponized for bioterrorism [3]. Cereals represent one of the most important dietary items around the world. Cereals are very susceptible to fungal attacks while in the field and during storage [4]. T-2 toxin is a member of the fungal metabolites known as trichothecene mycotoxin. The major attribute of T-2 toxin is that it inhibit protein synthesis which is

supplied much of the colony’s rye flour and donated regularly to the Samuel Parris household, who happened to be Elizabeth Parris’ father (Woolf, 2000). Because of the lack of scientific knowledge of bacteria and diseases, mycotoxin allowed funguses to grow on plants. Mycotoxin is a toxic