Table 5.
Concentrations of fungal species found in the truck cabs, but not in personal samples of workers belonging to that truck cab
| Genus | Species | Concentrations (CFU m−3 air) | Trucksa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspergillus | glaucus | 51 | 3b |
| niger | 416 | 1c | |
| versicolor | 12, 416 | 2a; 1c | |
| Cryptococcus | magnus b | 22 | 1d |
| Paecilomyces | variotii | 43 | 2b |
| Penicillium | brevicompactum | 1248 | 1c |
| camemberti | 153 | 2a | |
| chrysogenum | 86 | 2b | |
| digitatum | 354 | 2d | |
| expansum | 24; 305; 4.9×103 | 1b; 3b; 1d | |
| glabrum | 689 | 2a | |
| olsonii | 80; 215; 683 | 1a; 3a; 2b | |
| Average (geometric mean) | 569 (177) | — | |
CFU, colony forming units.
aTruck cabs positive for the species.
bYeast.