Evidence refuting the contribution of the fungus Aspergillus penicillioides to the allergenicity of the house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus.
This communication demonstrates unequivocally that the fungi associated with house dust mites do not contribute to mite allergenicity. The evidence is twofold: first, larval mites which lack fungi have allergen profiles indistinguishable from fungus-bearing adult mites. Second, the allergen profile of experimentally-derived fungus-free adult mites and mites re-fed the fungus Aspergillus penicillioides are identical.
Hay
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DB
Department of Zoology, Oxford University, UK.
Hart
B J
BJ
Douglas
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D000818:Animals; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000276:immunology*; D004391:Dust; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology*
D004391:Dust; D007073:Immunoglobulin E