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. 2013 Jun 6;8(6):e65249. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065249

Table 1. Dominant fungal species (highest number of colonies obtained per unit of volume) in snow and outdoor air samples collected in Beijing from January to March, 2010.

Different snow samples Dominant fungal species identified using microscopic methods
1-Jan Entomophthorales (insects pathogens), Cladosporium, Penicillium, Aspergillus, Alternaria
1-Mar Aspergillus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae (budding yeast), Cladosporium
8-Mar Pseudocercospora (plant pathogens), Cladosporium, Zoopagales (parasites or predators of microscopic animals), Alternaria
14-Mar Blastocladiales, Cladosporium, Leptomitales, Alternaria
Outdoor air sample Alternaria, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Stemphylium (plant pathogen), Phyllosticta (plant pathogen)