| | Occupation area | Jobs with occupational exposures | Possible sources of antigens | Antigen name |
| | Agriculture | Farmers | Decaying vegetation (hay and grass) and soil (farms with animals, such as cattle and horses) | Absidia corymbifera, Lichtheimia corymbifera, and Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula | Plant surfaces, fruit,
honeybee’s environment,
animal, or human feces (soil with organic fertilizer) | Pantoea agglomerans and Streptomyces albus | | Moldy hay, straw, plant material, seeds (sunflower, wheat, rye, barley, maize, in-shell peanuts, pecans, and peas), beans (mung, soybeans, soy products, and green coffee beans); cereals (corn, rice, and wheat); dry substrates (straw and seeds); air in agricultural and human-associated environments | Thermophilic actinomycetes (Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula, Thermoactinomyces vulgaris, and Thermoactinomyces sacchari), Pantoea agglomerans Wallemia sebi, Wallemia mellicola, and Wallemia muriae | | Compost | Streptomyces thermohygroscopicus, Thermoactinomyces vulgaris, and Saccharomonospora viridis | | Peat moss | Saccharomonospora viridis (thermoactinomyces viridis) and Aspergillus spp. (e.g., A. fumigatus and A. niger) | | Onion growers | Onion peels | Penicillium spp., Aspergillus flavus, and Aureo pullulans | | Bagasse workers | Bagasse, hay, straw, and moldy plants | Aerobacter cloacae, Thermoactinomyces sacchari, and Thermoactinomyces vulgaris | | Mushroom growers | Contaminated compost, edible mushroom manure, hay, and dusty soil | Streptomyces albus and Streptomyces thermohygroscopicus |
| | Poultry | Bird breeders (hen workers, pigeon breeders, turkey, duck, goose handlers, and feather pluckers) | Parakeet, pigeon, chicken, turkey, goose, and duck proteins | Bird droppings or feathers |
| | Food industry | Cheese producers | Cheese processing and washing | Penicillium notatum, Penicillium viridicutum, Penicillium roqeforti, Penicillium verrucosum, Penicillium casei, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus niger, and Aspergillus pullulans | | Bakers | Contaminated flour and aspergillus enzyme in baking agents | Aspergillus fumigatus | | Soy sauce brewers | Fermentation starter for soy sauce | Aspergillus oryzae | | Salami factory workers | Dried sausage dust white coating on salami | Penicillium glabrum, Penicillium spp., and Aspergillus fumigatus | | Wine growers | Mold on grapes | Botrytis cinerea |
| | Constructions | Plasterers, insulators, and varnishers | Glue, polyurethane foam, paint, plastic, resins, and varnishes | Isocyanate acid anhydrides, toluene diisocyanate, methylene diphenyl, isocyanate, and hexamethylene diisocyanate | | Woodworkers and wood trimmers | Oak, cedar, pine, spruce, mahogany dust, and contaminated wood trimmings | Alternaria spp, Bacillus subtilis Rhizopus spp, and Mucor spp |
| | Miscellaneous | Wind instruments players | Trombone, trumpet, flute, saxophone, and clarinet | Mycobacteria chelonae or other mycobacteria species Fusarium spp and Phoma spp | | Air conditioner/humidifier/swamp cooler | Contaminated water | Thermoactinomyces spp., Aspergillus spp., Penicillium spp. Aureobasidium spp, Candida albicans, and Thermophilic actinomycetes | | Dental technicians | Dental products | Methyl acrylates | | Lifeguards, pool workers | Contaminated water jets and sprays | Pseudomonas spp. | | CPAP machine, nebulizers | Contaminated water | Rhodotorula minuta and Candida spp | | Sawmill workers | Maple bark | Cryptostroma corticale |
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