Broad Diversity of Fungi in Hospital Water

Table 2

Fungi species isolated in hospital water from taps and purifiers.

	n	T	P	Hospital sector
Filamentous
Cladosporium oxysporum	8	7	1	1^st, 3^rd, 5^th, 6^th, and 7^th floor
Penicillium spinulosum	5	4	1	Ground floor, 1^st, and 3^rd floor
Aspergillus fumigatus	5	5	0	8^th floor
Curvularia clavata	3	3	0	4^th and 8^th floor
Penicillium citrinum	2	2	0	2^nd and 8^th floor
Trichoderma koningii	2	1	1	1^st and 2^nd floor
Trichoderma harzianum	2	1	1	7^th and 8^th floor
Acremonium hyalinulum	2	2	0	7^th floor
Penicillium purpurogenum	1	1	0	3^th floor
Penicillium verruculosum	1	1	0	2^th floor
Cladosporium spaerospermum	1	1	0	7^th floor
Alternaria alternata	1	0	1	2^nd floor
Nigrospora sphaerica	1	1	0	3^rd floor
Scytalidium dimidiatum	1	1	0	3^rd floor
Fusarium sacchari	1	1	0	6^th floor
Mycelia sterilia	12	12	0	1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, and 7^th floor
Total	48	44	4
Yeasts
Aureobasidium pullulans	5	4	1	3^rd,4^th, and 6^th floor
Candida parapsilosis	5	4	1	Ground floor, 2^nd 3^rd, and 8^th floor
Candida famata	2	0	2	3^rd floor
Trichosporon mucoides	2	2	0	2^nd and 5^th floor
Candida intermedia	1	0	1	3^rd floor
Candida lusitaniae	1	1	0	7^th floor
Candida membranifaciens	1	1	0	2^nd floor
Candida globosa	1	1	0	2^nd floor
Candida pelicullosa	1	1	0	2^nd floor
Cryptococcus laurentii	1	0	1	2^nd floor
Rhodotorula minuta	1	1	0	7^th floor
Sporobolomyces salmonicolor	1	1	0	5^th floor
Total	22	16	6

n: total of samples; T: tap water; P: purifiers.