Aureobasidium is known as a primary invader of all kinds of leaves.

Allergen Exposure

A. pullulans appears in the surface layers of soils, and has also been recorded on wheat seeds, barley, oats, tomato and pecans. It is often found in kitchens and bathrooms and can damage interior painted surfaces.

Clinical Experience

Positive skin tests as well as provocation test reactions to Aureobasidium are commonly observed (Kurup et al. in 3, p2l8, table). In a Scandinavian patient group, Aureobasidium was found to be a frequent sensitizing agent (1).

 

Review
A. pullulans is a ubiquitous and cosmopolitan saprophyte. It is most common in temperate zones with numerous recordings from the British Isles and the USA but also found in Canada, Alaska, Antarctica, Europe and Russia.

 

Aureobasidium is known as a primary invader of all kinds of leaves. During the summer, the spores are deposited on the leaf surface without attacking the cells. In autumn, when the leaves reach senescence, Aureobasidium begins decomposition. A. pullulans appears in the surface layers of soils, and has also been recorded on wheat seeds, barley, oats, tomato and pecans. It is often found in kitchens and bathrooms and can damage interior painted surfaces.

 

Positive skin tests as well as provocation test reactions to Aureobasidium are commonly observed (Kurup et al. in 1, p2l8, table). In a Scandinavian patient group, Aureobasidium was found to be a frequent sensitizing agent (2).