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  • Environmental Health
  • Toxicology

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  • Guttation droplets in fungi are known but poorly understood.
  • Stachybotrys chartarum (S. chartarum) is implicated in indoor air toxicity, particularly after water damage.
  • The mechanism of S. chartarum toxin release into the environment remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the hypothesis that fungal guttation droplets facilitate toxin exudation.
  • To analyze the composition and toxicity of guttation droplets from Stachybotrys spp.
  • To determine the role of guttation in the toxic potential of S. chartarum in indoor environments.

Main Methods:

  • Cultivation of 15 Stachybotrys spp. isolates on malt extract agar.
  • Quantitative collection of guttation droplets.
  • Analysis using ELISA, MTT cell culture bioassay, and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).

Main Results:

  • Most Stachybotrys isolates produced guttation droplets.
  • Toxigenic isolates yielded highly toxic droplets, confirmed by multiple assays.
  • Macrocyclic trichothecenes (satratoxin G and H) were detected in droplets at concentrations up to 7,160 ng/ml.

Conclusions:

  • Stachybotrys chartarum produces toxic guttation droplets containing trichothecenes.
  • This exudation mechanism is reported for the first time in S. chartarum.
  • Toxic guttation droplets may significantly contribute to the mold's health risks in indoor environments.