Background: Members of the Pleosporaceae family are known as important sources of airborne allergens which are responsible for asthma and allergic diseases.
Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate the gene profiling and expression pattern of Alt a 1 in Alternaria alternata and other members of the Pleosporaceae family including Stemphylium botryosum, Ulocladium chartarum, Curvularia lunata, Cladosporium cladosporioides, and Epicoccum nigrum.
Methods: Alternaria alternata and related genera were cultured on Czapek-Dox broth medium at 25°C for 21 days.
Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol
October 2018
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ubiquitously present spores of Alternaria alternata can spoil a wide variety of foodstuffs, including a variety of fruits belonging to the Citrus genus. The major allergenic protein of A. alternata, Alt a 1, is a species-specific molecular marker that has been strongly associated with allergenicity and phytopathogenicity of this fungal species.
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April 2017
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