What does SC stand for?

Stachybotrys chartarum, a greenish-black mold that can grow on material with a high cellulose and low nitrogen content, such as fiberboard, gypsum board, paper, dust and lint.

They all followed American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM 6329-98 (2003) and are listed as follows: 1) Growth responses of Stachybotrys chartarum to moisture variation on common building materials, indoor built environment (Menetrez, Foarde, Webber, Dean, & Betancourt, 2004); 2) Testing antimicrobial cleaner efficacy on gypsum wallboard contaminated with Stachybotrys chartarum (Menetrez, Foarde, Webber, Dean, & Betancourt, 2007); and 3) Testing antimicrobial paint efficacy on gypsum wallboard contaminated with Stachybotrys chartarum (Menetrez, Foarde, Webber, Dean, & Betancourt, 2008).

Stachybotrys chartarum , a greenish-black mold that can grow on material with a high cellulose and low nitrogen content, such as fiberboard, gypsum board, paper, dust and lint.

In particular, stachybotrys chartarum, which you may have heard about as "toxic black mold", has been blamed for causing health problems.

The most well-known species is Stachybotrys chartarum but there has been considerable controversy regarding the toxic potential of S.

While Stachybotrys chartarum gets more news-media attention, the four most common mycotoxin-producing fungi in homes are species of Cladosporium, Penicillium, Fusarium, and Aspergillus.

Also disclosed herein are biologically-pure cultures of strains of the genus Stachybotrys, designated herein Stachybotrys parvispora MUCL 38996 and Stachybotrys chartarum MUCL 38898, which are capable of naturally-producing the novel phenol oxidizing enzymes.

The black mold Stachybotrys chartarum, commonly found in water-damaged buildings, had already been linked to people's respiratory irritation and asthma.