title: Ecological and epidemiological aspects of aspergilli pathogenic for man and animal in Berlin (West).
abstract: A summary of five years of experimental and clinical mycological work in Berlin (West) is presented. The subjects of this research include: Soil of potted indoor plants as a habitat for aspergilli; exposure of sensitive patients suffering from different basic diseases to Aspergillus spores; polyene-producing streptomycetes beside aspergilli in the rhizosphere of potted plants and their role; and ecological and clinical significance of atypical Aspergillus strains isolated from clinical specimens. Reference is also made to the role of nuts as source of infection and as a baiting technique.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D001604:Berlin; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D009754:Nuts; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D012988:Soil Microbiology