Table 4.
Ergosterol content in morphological forms of moulds isolated from indoor air
| Mould species | Ergosterol content (N = 3) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Living mycelium (mg g−1 dry weight of mycelium) | Non-living mycelium (mg g−1 dry weight of mycelium) | Spores (ng mg−1 dry weight of spores) | |
| Alternaria alternata | X: 4.24 SD: 0.11 bA | X: 3.16 SD: 0.07 bA | X: 1.57 SD: 0.02 aAB |
| Aspergillus niger | X: 3.95 SD: 0.05 bA | X: 4.02 SD: 0.08 bA | X: 1.53 SD: 0.47 aAB |
| Aspergillus versicolor | X: 3.86 SD: 0.25 bA | X: 5.40 SD: 0.13 bB | X: 1.76 SD: 1.03 aAB |
| Cladosporium cladosporioides | X: 9.92 SD: 0.10 cB | X: 7.89 SD: 0.17 bC | X: 2.42 SD: 0.09 aB |
| Penicillium chrysogenum | X: 4.76 SD: 0.31 bA | X: 4.06 SD: 0.25 bA | X: 2.23 SD: 0.35 aB |
| Penicillium expansum | X: 5.93 SD: 0.17 cC | X: 3.93 SD: 0.09 bA | X: 1.07 SD: 0.72 aA |
X mean, SD standard deviation, N number studied samples
a–c means with the same small letter in the same row are not significantly different (Tukey’s test; p < 0.05)
A–C means with the same capital letter in the same column are not significantly different (Tukey’s test; p < 0.05)