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Mold Growth in Buildings

Mold growth commonly occurs in damp, humid environments and is often found in buildings (3). These growths can affect those who are immunocompromised or have allergies to these organisms and should be investigated when a fungi-related death has occurred (3). Evidence of these growths can also be used in civil lawsuits or water damage insurance claims (3). Some common species found in buildings include Aspergillus glaucus, Aspergillus niger, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Cladosporium herbarum, and Stachybotrys chartarum, among others (3).

References

1. The use of fungi in forensic science, a brief overview (Tranchida, 2021) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00085030.2020.1869390

2. Molecular identification of fungi found on decomposed human bodies in forensic autopsy cases (Schwarz et al., 2014) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00414-014-1118-6

3. Forensic Mycology: Current Perspectives (Hawksworth and Wiltshire, 2015) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Hawksworth- 3/publication/286481964_Forensic_mycology_current_perspectives/links/5685716a08ae051f9af1e0eb/Forensic-mycology-current-perspectives.pdf

4. Determination of the time of death by fungal growth (van de Voorde and Van Dijck, 1982) https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/BF02092372.pdf

5. Occurrence of laccaria proxima in the grave site of a cat (Sagara, 1981) https://eurekamag.com/research/006/018/006018407.php

6. Mushrooms and Taphonomy: The fungi that mark woodland graves (Tibbett and Carter, 2003) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222421995_Mushrooms_and_taphonomy_The_fungi_that_mark_woodland_graves

7. Medical Management of Biological Casualities (Opernational Medicine Department, 1996) Page 4, https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA336908.pdf

8. Bioterrorism Agents/Diseases (CDC, 2018) https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/agentlist-category.asp

9. Types of Fungal Diseases (CDC, 2019) https://www.cdc.gov/fungal/diseases/index.html

10. Association of ectomycorrhizal fungi with decomposed animal wastes in forest habitats: a cleaning symbiosis? (Sagara, 1995)https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b95-406

11. Mycotoxins (WHO,2018) https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mycotoxins

12. Risk Groups (PHE, 2015) https://www.phe.gov/s3/BioriskManagement/biosafety/Pages/Risk-Groups.aspx#:~:text=WHO%20Risk%20Group%203%20(high,and%20preventive%20measures%20are%20available.