Concentrations of airborne Botrytis conidia, and frequency of allergic sensitization to Botrytis extract.

Abstract

Botrytis cinerea is a mould with a world-wide distribution, living mostly as a parasitic fungus on leaves and fruits of plants, also well-known cultivated products like lettuce, grapes, and strawberries. It can develop into a serious (economic) pest, also in greenhouses and is known as “grey mould”. Its spores are one-celled, hyaline, pale brown, ellipsoid conidia, with a smooth wall, and measure approximately 8 by 12 μm. These conidia could become airborne in relatively high numbers to be distributed by air to other target plants.KeywordsAllergic SensitizationBotrytis CinereaSmooth WallTarget PlantDaily ConcentrationThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.