Biofilm Formation by Filamentous Fungi Recovered from a Water System

Table 1

Time of detection of spore adherence, monolayer, and EPS production in fungal biofilms grown in different culture media.

Fungus	Water			R2A			MEB
	Ad	Mn	EPS	Ad	Mn	EPS	Ad	Mn	EPS
Aspergillus sp. 1	—	—	—	4 h	8 h	24 h	<4 h	4 h	8 h
Aspergillus sp. 2	—	—	—	4 h	8 h	24 h	<4 h	4 h	8 h
Alternaria sp.	4 h	8 h	24 h	4 h	8 h	24 h	<4 h	4 h	8 h
Botrytis sp.	—	24 h	—	4 h	8 h	24 h	<4 h	4 h	8 h
Cladosporium sp.	—	—	—	8 h	24 h	*	4 h	8 h	12 h
Penicillium sp.	24 h	—	—	8 h	24 h	*	<4 h	4 h	8 h

Ad: adherence; Mn: monolayer; EPS: extracellular polymeric substances; —: no biofilm formation; *not detected.