Table 3 Frequency of black molds and yeasts isolated from building WMs.

From: Evaluation of building washing machines as an extreme environment for potentially pathogenic fungi

 

Genus

Species

Number

 

Genus

Species

Number

Black molds

Cladosporium 13 (10.7%)

Cladosporium halotolerans

6 (2.5%)

Black molds

Chaetomium 2 (1.6%)

Chaetomium madrasense

1 (0.8%)

Cladosporium macrocarpum

3 (0.8%)

Chaetomium elatum

1 (0.8%)

Cladosporium cladosporioides

3 (0.8%)

Stemohylium 2 (1.6%)

Stemphylium spp.

2 (1.6%)

Cladosporium sp.

1 (6.6%)

Phoma 1 (0.8%)

Phoma herbarum

1 (0.8%)

Ochroconis 11 (9%)

Ochroconis musae

6 (4.9%)

Curvularia 1 (0.8%)

Curvularia Sp

1 (0.8%)

Ochroconis mirabilis

2 (1.6%)

Yeast

Rhodotorula 15 (12.3%)

Rhodotorula spp.

15 (12.3%)

Ochroconis constricta

2 (1.6%)

Candida 8 (6.6%)

Candida parapsilosis

6 (4.8%)

Ochroconis tshawytschae

1 (0.8%)

Candida orthopsilosis

1 (0.8%)

Exophiala 3 (2.5%)

Exophiala mesophila

3 (2.5%)

Candida lusitaniae

1 (0.8%)

Alternaria 2 (1.6%)

Alternaria sorghi

1 (0.8%)

Yeast-like

Geotrichum 1 (0.8%)

Geotrichum candidum

1 (0.8%)

Alternaria porri

1 (0.8%)