Claims of health problems related to this mold have been documented in humans and animals since the 1930s. More recently,<unk>  has been linked with so-called sick building syndrome. However, the link has not been firmly established in the scientific literature. In 1994 the US Center for Disease Control verified that a number of infants in Cleveland, Ohio became sick, and some died from pulmonary hemosiderosis (bleeding in the lungs) following exposure to unusually high levels of<unk>  spores. Subsequent investigation by the CDC did not reveal a definitive link between mold exposure and the infant deaths. In 2007 the journal Veterinary Forum published an article reporting that two cats had died under anesthesia in what is believed to be the first documented case of black mold poisoning in pets. The cats had been living in Florida in a water damaged home. During routine dental procedures both cats experienced severe pulmonary hemorrhage and later died. Blood tests confirmed the presence of a toxin produced by<unk> , and severe mold contamination was found in the home. There are two chemotypes in<unk> , one that produces trichothecene mycotoxins such as satratoxin H and one that produces atranones.
Stachybotrys chartarum
Mycoplasma amphoriforme
Aspergillus tubingensis
Madurella mycetomatis
Leptosphaeria coniothyrium
Talaromyces marneffei
Wolfiporia extensa
Alternaria tenuissima