Table 6.
Mycological contamination of the air in various environments
| Places/number of places tested | Ergosterol content (ng m−3 air) | Number of fungi (cfu m−3 air) | Dominant fungus speciesa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mould-infested rooms N = 10 |
X: 2.60 SD: 1.30 Max: 6.42 Min: 1.40 |
X: 3.1 × 103 SD: 5.2 × 103 Max: 2.5 × 104 Min: 1.4 × 102 |
Asperillus versicolor, A. niger, A. flavus, Trichoderma viride, Penicillium brevicompactum, P. digitatum, Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium cladosporioides |
| Residential rooms without signs of mould N = 10 |
X: 0.53 SD: 0.26 Max: 1.30 Min: 0.30 |
X: 2.1 × 102 SD: 1.7 × 102 Max: 7.2 × 102 Min: 4.0 × 101 |
Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium cladosporioides, C. herbarum, Penicillium brevicompactum, P. expansum |
| School rooms N = 3 |
X: 0.72 SD: 0.15 Max: 1.29 Min:0.45 |
X: 5.9 × 102 SD: 3.0 × 102 Max: 1.2 × 103 Min: 1.5 × 102 |
Penicillium chrysogenum, Rhizopus nigricans, Alternaria alternata, Cladosporium herbarum, Penicillium brevicompactum, P. expansum |
| Hospital rooms N = 3 |
X: 0.86 SD: 0.12 Max: 1.18 Min: 0.54 |
X: 1.8 × 102 SD: 8.9 × 101 Max: 3.1 × 102 Min: 7.8 × 101 |
Penicillium chrysogenum, Alternaria alternata, A. niger, Cladosporium cladosporioides |
| Production rooms in a pharmaceutical plant N = 2 |
X: 0.67 SD: 0.18 Max: 0.70 Min: 0.51 |
X: 2.3 × 102 SD: 1.0 × 102 Max: 3.6 × 102 Min: 8.7 × 101 |
Cladosporium herbarum, Alternaria alternata, Sporotrichum sp., Penicillium chrysogenum |
| Rooms in libraries and archives N = 4 |
X: 0.62 SD: 0.14 Max: 0.72 Min: 0.58 |
X:1.6 × 102 Min:5.0 × 101 Max:3.6 × 102 SD:1.5 × 102 |
Cladosporium macrocarpum, C. herbarum, Penicillium crustosum, P. carneum, Aspergillus niger |
| Rooms in museums N = 4 |
X: 1.38 SD: 0.35 Max: 1.83 Min: 0.53 |
X: 3.6 × 103 Min: 7.5 × 101 Max: 1.4 × 104 SD: 6.9 × 104 |
Rhizopus nigricans, Aspergillus versicolor, A. niger, Cladosporium macrocarpum, Penicillium carneum, P. paneum, P. polonicum |
| Outdoor air N = 6 |
X: 1.05 SD: 0.16 Max: 4.20 Min: 0.25 |
X: 5.4 × 103 SD: 4.9 × 102 Max: 7.9 × 103 Min: 8.0 × 101 |
Acremonium strictum, Cladosporium herbarum, C. cladosporioides, Alternaria alternata |
X mean, SD standard deviation
aWhere the frequency of isolation was higher than 30 % of all microorganisms