title: Colonization by Cladosporium spp. of painted metal surfaces associated with heating and air conditioning systems.
abstract: Cladosporium cladosporioides and C. hebarum colonized painted metal surfaces of covering panels and register vents of heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems.  Hyphae penetrated the paint film and developed characteristic conidiophores and conidia.  The colonies were tightly appressed to the metal surface and conidia were not readily detectable via standard air sampling procedures.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Microbial and Biochemical Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ahearn
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Switzer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ajello
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Pierson
mesh_terms: D000389:Air Conditioning; D000391:Air Microbiology; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000254:growth & development*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D018504:Ecological Systems, Closed; D006361:Heating; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D010150:Paint / Q000032:analysis*; D010407:Penicillium / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D008670:Metals