Resources for Medical Microbiologists

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Dear Friends,

Since I am studying to become a mold spore trap analyst, I am looking for ways

to test myself prior to taking the certification exam.

I came across this resource list at the ABMM webiste

The American Board of Medical Microbiology

©2007 American Society for Microbiology

http://www.microbiologycert.org/abmm-exam_info.asp

Stensrud

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Forgot to attach the resouce!

Resources for Medical Microbiologists

Dear Friends,

Since I am studying to become a mold spore trap analyst, I am looking for ways

to test myself prior to taking the certification exam.

I came across this resource list at the ABMM webiste

The American Board of Medical Microbiology

©2007 American Society for Microbiology

http://www.microbiologycert.org/abmm-exam_info.asp

Stensrud

[Guest guest]

This (below) is something you should know about:

Very relevant to anyone studying spore trap analysis!

It shows why stachybotrys hidden inside of walls rarely shows up on spore

traps.

Even when the problem is very serious.

(99% is a very large percentage of spores to NOT become airborne!)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17267247

Fungal Genet Biol. 2007 Jul;44(7):641-7. Epub 2006 Dec 24.

Biomechanics of conidial dispersal in the toxic mold Stachybotrys chartarum.

Tucker K, Stolze JL, Kennedy AH, Money NP.

Department of Botany, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA.

Conidial dispersal in Stachybotrys chartarum in response to low-velocity

airflow was studied using a microflow apparatus. The maximum rate of spore

release occurred during the first 5 min of airflow, followed by a dramatic

reduction in dispersal that left more than 99% of the conidia attached to

their conidiophores. Micromanipulation of undisturbed colonies showed that

micronewton (microN) forces were needed to dislodge spore clusters from

their supporting conidiophores. Calculations show that airspeeds that

normally prevail in the indoor environment disturb colonies with forces that

are 1000-fold lower, in the nanonewton (nN) range. Low-velocity airflow does

not, therefore, cause sufficient disturbance to disperse a large proportion

of the conidia of S. chartarum.

PMID: 17267247 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

On 2/8/08, Stensrud <stenjess@...> wrote:

>

> Dear Friends,

>

> Since I am studying to become a mold spore trap analyst, I am looking for

ways to test myself prior to taking the certification exam.

>

> I came across this resource list at the ABMM webiste

> The American Board of Medical Microbiology

>

> ©2007 American Society for Microbiology

>

> http://www.microbiologycert.org/abmm-exam_info.asp

>

> Stensrud

>