• Divergent TLR2 and TLR4 Activation by Fungal Spores and Species Diversity in Dust from Waste Sorting Plants 

      Afanou, Komlavi Anani; Mundra, Sunil; Estensmo, Eva Lena Fjeld; Pedersen, Ine; Liland, Rasmus; Eriksen, Elke; Graff, Pål; Hildre, Tonje Trulssen; Nordby, Karl-Christian; Straumfors, Anne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This manuscript presents the results of an exploratory study on the relationships between NF-κB response through Toll-like receptor (TLR) activation by dust characterized by fungal spore concentrations and species diversity. ...
    • The inhalable mycobiome of sawmill workers: Exposure characterization and diversity 

      Straumfors, Anne; Foss, Oda Astrid Haarr; Fuss, Janina; Mollerup, Steen Kristen; Kauserud, Håvard; Mundra, Sunil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Exposure to fungal spores has been associated with respiratory symptoms and allergic alveolitis among sawmill workers, but the complexity of sawmill workers' fungal exposure has been poorly studied. We characterized the ...