Allergen profile

Allergen: Cocksfoot Family name: Grasses Scientific name: Dactylis glomerata L. Family name latin: Poaceae   Description: An up to 100 cm high, grey-green meadow grass; seed-heads in a cluster at the end of the panicle branches; caespitose; perennial; flowering season : V - VI; rich and high-yielding fodder; nitrogen indicator;   Occurence: Common and frequent in meadows and along pathsides;   Related species: Dactylis polygama Horvatovszky (= D. aschersoniana Gr.); rare in deciduous forests (V - VI);   Allergy trigger: Pollen, approx. 30 µm;   Invasions path: Inhalative (May - June);   Synonyms: orchard grass;   Allergology: Because of its frequency and ubiquitous distribution this allergen is of great clinical importance; cross-reactive to cynodon dactylon, poa pratensis, phleum pratense, secale cereale and many other grass species;   Immunology: Primary allergen: Dac g I, MW 32 000; Dac g II, MW 11 000; Dac g IV, MW 27 000 - 29 000; Dac g V, MW 27 000 - 29 000;   Exposure from: May   Exposure to: September   Clinical relevance: heavy   Cross reactivities: Occurrence frequently Oat flour Rye flour Vernal grass, scented Ryegrass, perennial Melon Blue grass, (Kentucky) Timothy Bermuda grass Occurrence possible Oats, common Meadow fescue Reed, common Rye-grass Apple