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Microscopic fungi in dwellings and their health implications in humans.
			
	
 
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				Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava, Slovakia
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
		
	
							
					    		
    			 
    			
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    					Elena  Piecková   
    					Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Limbova 14, 833 01 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
												 
		
	 
		
 
 
Ann Agric Environ Med. 1999;6(1):1-11
 
 
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The article reviews the quantitative and qualitative incidence of microscopic filamentous fungi in dwellings, methods for their detection, mycotoxins, glucans and volatile organic compounds produced by microscopic fungi in the indoor air of homes. Characteristics and properties of the most important species of fungi in dwellings (Alternaria spp., Aspergillus spp., Cladosporium spp., Fusarium spp., Penicillium spp., Stachybotrys spp., and Wallemia spp.) and the health problems of occupants of the "moldy" homes are also discussed.