TK24: Fungus 2 Test Kit
The starting material for this kit (dried and powdered fungi) was
supplied by Michael Lebowitz, DC, of Colorado USA.
The company that originally provided them is no longer in business,
so it is not possible to ascertain exactly what strains are in the mixes.
Fungi are simple parasitic life forms which cause illness by direct poisoning,
toxic by-products, allergic reactions and/or colonisation of body tissues.
Code
Name
Medically recognised
possible symptoms &
effects
Comment
FU2 31
Acremonium/
Cephalosporium
Mix
Causes respiratory infections and fungal nail infections.
Particularly found on wheat, but also on dead plant material and soil.
FU2 32
Alternaria
Mix
A common allergen; infections mainly in the immuno-suppressed.
A widespread airborne mould occurring both indoors and out; particularly abundant in decaying plant matter, indoor horizontal surfaces and window frames.
FU2 33
Aspergillus
Mix
Common allergen; opportunistic infections when immuno-suppressed, mainly affecting lungs; can produce symptoms that resemble asthma.
Produces a mycotoxin called gliotoxin; commonly isolated from soil, plant debris including compost heaps, and indoor air environment; used to culture soy foods such as miso and is a source for ‘vegetable based’ digestive enzymes.
FU2 34
Aureobasidium
Pullulans/
Pullularia
Allergic reactions common.
Pink or black mildew found where moisture accumulates indoors, often in carpets and mattresses; also found in/on soil, forest soils, fresh water, aerial portion of plants, fruit, marine estuary sediments and wood
FU2 35
Botrytis
Cinerea
Allergic reactions possible.
Found on stored fruit and vegetables, on decaying plants and in soil.
FU2 36
Chaetomium
Globosum
Opportunistic infections when immuno-suppressed; may cause nail infections.
Found in soil, air, plant debris and dung, and in kitchens and bathrooms and on wallpaper.
FU2 37
Cladosporium
Mix
Common allergen.
Widely distributed in air and rotten organic material; frequently isolated as a contaminant on foods; a common airborne mould on the us east coast. Found in kitchens and bathrooms and on wallpaper.
FU2 38
Curvularia
Specifera
May cause infections in oth humans and animals.
Found on soil, plants, and cereals particularly in tropics and sub-tropics.
FU2 39
Epicoccum
Mix
Common allergen.
Mould widely distributed and commonly isolated from air, soil and foodstuff; also found on textiles.
FU2 40
Epicoccum
Mix
Allergic reactions; infections in the immuno-suppressed.
Produces mycotoxins; widely distributed on plants and in the soil; found in normal mycoflora of commodities, such as rice, bean, soybean, and other crops. Found on wallpaper.
FU2 41
Geotrichum
Candidum
Lung infections have been reported, and less commonly infections of mouth, vagina, skin and digestive tract.
Part of normal human flora, can be isolated from sputum and faeces; very common; found worldwide in soil, water, air, and sewage, as well as in plants, cereals, and dairy products.
FU2 42
Gliocladium
Fimbriatum
Worldwide distribution in soil and on plant debris.
FU2 43
Helminthosporium
Moulds of grasses.
FU2 44
Microsporum
Canis
Tinea capitis and Tinea corporis (ringworm) in humans
Also affects cats and dogs.
FU2 45
Monotospora
Brevis
FU2 46
Mucor
Mix
Common allergen; uncommon infection in immuno-suppressed.
Fungus found in soil, plants, decaying fruits and vegetables.
FU2 47
Mycogone Sp
Causes disease in commercial mushrooms
FU2 48
Neurospora
Sitophila
Pink mould found on mushrooms.
FU2 49
Penicillium
Mix
Allergies and pneumonitis.
Produces mycotoxins; widespread; found in soil, decaying vegetation, and the air; common contaminants on food; found in house dust, wallpaper, moist chipboard and water-damaged fabrics
FU2 50
Phoma
Mix
Allergies and pneumonitis.
Soil and plant material; on shower curtains, walls, and tiles and reverse side of linoleum; may be found on foods such as rice and butter.
FU2 51
Rhizopus
Stolonifer
Allergies and lung problems.
Found in soil, wood mills, decaying fruit and vegetables, animal dung, and old bread.
FU2 52
Rhodotorula
Rubra
Found in air, soil, lakes, ocean water, and dairy products.
FU2 53
Scopulariopsis
Sp
May cause infections in both humans and animals.
Commonly found on mattresses and carpets. Also in soil, plant material, feathers, and insects.
FU2 54
Spondylocladium
Atrovirens
Problem on potatoes.
FU2 55
Sporobolomyces
Allergies; may cause infections in both humans and animals.
Air, tree leaves, and orange peel.
FU2 56
Sporotrichum
Pruinosum
Widely distributed in decaying wood and soil
FU2 57
Stemphylium
Mix
Allergies and (but rarely) sinusitis.
Widely distributed on decaying vegetation, wood and in the soil; rare indoors.
FU2 58
Trichoderma
Mix
Allergies; opportunistic infections in immuno-suppressed; becoming more of a problem.
Widely distributed in the soil, plant material, decaying vegetation, and wood; paper (including wallpaper) and unglazed ceramics.
FU2 59
Trichophyton
Mix
One of the leading causes of hair, skin, and nail infections in humans (ringworm, athlete’s foot etc.).
Found in the soil; also affects animals.
FU2 60
Verticillium
Albo-Atrum
A rare agent of mycotic keratitis (an eye infection)
Decaying vegetation and soil; affects trees (particularly maples).
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