Research Article

Study on Periplaneta americana (Blattodea: Blattidae) Fungal Infections in Hospital Sewer System, Esfahan City, Iran, 2017

Table 1

The cumulative frequency distribution of different fungal species isolated on the basis of fungal isolation from 55 American cockroaches, Esfahan, Iran, 2016–2017.

RowFungi speciesAmerican cockroach (number + percentage)
NumberPercentage

1Aspergillus niger2223.66
2Rhizopus22.15
3Penicillium44.30
4Mucor33.22
5Candida glabrata1718.28
6Candida krusei (Candida kudriavzevii)2324.73
7Yeast (other yeast) (Candida viswanathii + Candida kluyveri)2223.66
8Total number93100