Environmental source | Major causative antigen |
Moldy hay, grain, silage | Thermophilic actinomycetes, such as Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula (also known as Micropolyspora faeni or Faenia rectivirgula) |
Fungus, such as Aspergillus umbrosus | |
Mold on pressed sugar cane (bagassosis, very rare cases) | Thermoactinomyces sacchari, T. vulgaris |
Tobacco plants (tobacco grower's lung; "Blackfat" tobacco) | Aspergillus spp |
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis | |
Lycoperdonosis | Lycoperdon perlatum (puffball spores) |
Mushroom worker's lung | Mushroom spores |
Thermophilic actinomycetes | |
Potato riddler's lung (moldy hay around potatoes) | Thermophilic actinomycetes |
T. vulgaris | |
S. rectivirgula | |
Aspergillus spp | |
Paprika slicer's lung (moldy paprika pods) | Rhixopus stolonifer (also called Mucor stolonifer) |
Wine maker's lung (mold on grapes) | Botrytis cincrea |
Cheese washer's lung (moldy cheese) | Penicillium caseifulvum |
Aspergillus clavatus | |
Coffee worker's lung | Coffee-bean dust |
Tea grower's lung | Tea plants |
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