Table 2.
Taxonomic classification of molds in the cheese ripening rooms across different dairy farms in Korea
| Division | Genera | No of species | No of isolates | No of farms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascomycota | Alternaria | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Aureobasidium | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Aspergillus | 7 | 93 | 6 | |
| Cladosporium | 4 | 26 | 6 | |
| Debaryomyces | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Engyodontium | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fusarium | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mycosphaerella | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Penicillium | 14 | 750 | 10 | |
| Peyronellaea | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Phoma | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ramularia | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Saccharomyces | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Trichaptum | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Basidiomycota | Exobasidiomycetidae | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Trichoderma | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
| Trametes | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Fungal | - | 89 | - | |
| Total (17 genera) | 39 | 986 |