Viable fungi in the air of indoor environments of the National Archive of the Republic of Cuba
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- 作者：Matilde Anaya ; Sofía F. Borrego ; Erasmo Gámez ; Miguel Castro ; Alian Molina…
- 关键词：Archive building ; Fungi ; Magnetic field ; Microbiological quality of indoor air ; Pathogenic fungi
- 刊名：Aerobiologia
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：September 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：32
- 期：3
- 页码：513-527
- 全文大小：2,101 KB
- 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
- 刊物主题：Environment
Environment
Atmospheric Protection, Air Quality Control and Air Pollution
Plant Pathology
Allergology
Pneumology and Respiratory System
Environmental Biotechnology - 出版者：Springer Netherlands
- ISSN：1573-3025
- 卷排序：32
文摘
The aim of this study was to analyze the viable fungi in the air of indoor environments of the National Archive of the Republic of Cuba (NARC). The samples were taken in fifteen areas (five points for the three floors) at 2 days (rainy and dry seasons) using a biocolector SAS in 3 h: 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The fungal concentration was indicated as colony forming units per cubic meter of air (cfu/m3 of air). It was concluded that indoor air of the NARC was not polluted due to the average fungal concentration that was obtained (59 and 327 cfu/m3 of air in rainy and dry seasons, respectively). In front of the electric transformers, the fungal concentration was significantly higher than those obtained along the corridors of the lower-ground floor. A trend to the increasing of fungal concentration was observed: when the floors were increased, in dry season was higher than rainy season, where also there was biggest fungal diversity. Among the fungal genera isolated, Aspergillus had the highest relative frequency of appearance, and in dry season, it was isolated Actinobacillus sp. (Actinomycetes). Six fungal species were isolated in both samplings: Aspergillus alliaceus, Aspergillus niger, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium chrysogenum and Mucor racemosus. All of fungal species isolated have high biodeteriogenic capacity, and the 61 % showed pathogenic attributes.