Table 6.

Survival of fungi on inanimate surfaces. Survival duration is given in ranges.

Pathogen	Material (Cluster)	Survival (Range)	References
Aspergillus flavus	Cloths	2–>30 days	[187]
	Plastics	8–>30 days	[187]
	Aluminum	≥120 h	[188]
	Copper	96 h	[188]
	Cardboard	24–>48 h	[103]
Aspergillus fumigatus	Cloths	1–>30 days	[92,187]
	Plastics	5–>30 days	[187]
	Aluminum	≥120 h	[188]
	Copper	120 h	[188]
Aspergillus niger	Cloths	1–>30 days	[187]
	Plastics	2–>30 days	[187]
	Flooring materials	>28 days	[189]
	Aluminum	>576 h	[188]
	Copper	>576 h	[188]
Geotrichum candidum	Cloths	6–21 days	[92]
Penicillium crysogenum	Aluminum	≥120 h	[188]
	Copper	6 h	[188]
Penicillium expansum	Wood	>7 days	[138]
	Apple	>7 days	[138]
Candida albicans	Stainless steel	60 min–>7 days	[105,190,191,192,193,194,195]
	Copper alloys	5 min–6 h	[188,190]
	Aluminum	≥120 h	[188]
	Cloths	1–>14 days	[92,187,191]
	Plastics	4–>7 days	[105,187,194]
	Glass	3 days	[191]
Candida auris	Plastics	>14 days	[195,196,197]
	Steel	>7 days	[192]
Candida glabrata	Cloths	>30 days	[92]
	Steel	>7 days	[192]
Candida krusei	Cloths	<1–>30 days	[92,187]
	Plastics	3–7 days	[187]
Candida parapsilosis	Cloths	2–>30 days	[92,187,191]
	Stainless steel	>7 days	[191,192]
	Glass	>14 days	[191]
	Plastics	>28 days	[187,195]
Candida tropicalis	Cloths	1–> 30 days	[92,187]
	Plastics	6–18 days	[187]
Cryptococcus neoformans	Cloths	>30 days	[92]
Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Cardboard fibres	>48 h	[103]
	Plastic	>48 h	[103]
	Copper	<0.5 min	[190]
	Stainless steel	>5 min	[190]
Fusarium spp.	Aluminum	≥120 h	[188]
	Copper	48 h	[188]
	Cloths	4–10 days	[187]
	Plastics	6–>30 days	[187]
	Maize stalk residue	>630 days	[197]
Mucor spp.	Cloths	16–>30 days	[187]
	Plastics	20–21 days	[187]
Paecilomyces spp.	Cloths	<1–11 days	[187]
	Plastics	4–11 days	[187]