Assessing the Abundance of Airborne Fungi in a Dairy Cattle Barn

Culturable Fungi in Brown Bear Cave Dens

“…T. penicillioides had been recorded in the Nad Jaworzynką den at the concentration level of >90 CFU/m 3 (when a female with her young hibernated there), at 650 CFU/m 3 in the Głowoniowa Nyża den (most probably occupied by a female with young), and at 340 CFU/m 3 in the unoccupied Siwa Nyża den. In the Pod Granią den (most likely female with young as well), the concentration of the spores of T. penicillioides reached a relatively high level, as it exceeded 3,000 CFU/m 3 . The occurence of other fungi such as Aspergillus niger, Botrytis cinerea, or Trichoderma spp.…”

“…The highest concentrations of the spores of Aspergillus were recorded in January, similarly to those of Penicillium spp. It is possible that the spores of the two fungi species have been transported into the underground shafts with air currents or brought in by humans and animals, and they were subsequently developing on dead or live organic matter, e.g., on faeces [6] or on hay that is collected by bears before hibernation [3]. The greatest amount of hay collected by bears was found in the Nad Pisaną den, in which only two species of fungi were found but in which, at the same time, the concentrations of the spores were the highest.…”

“…buildings [3]. On the contrary, not many published articles deal with the problem of concentration and species composition of the fungal spores inside the objects that harbor large aggregation of wild animals, although the risk to their health may be similar.…”

Airborne fungi in Longyearbyen area (Svalbard, Norway) — case study

“…Both the spores and the mycelium may be dangerous for people suffering from allergies, causing various health issues including asthma (Kurup et al, 2002;Asan et al, 2004). Therefore, one of the main goals of this aeromycological study monitoring fungi present in the air was to determine the quantity of fungi posing a threat to human and animal health (Asan et al, 2004;Bugajny et al, 2005;Klarič and Pepeljnjak, 2006;Topbas et al, 2006;Palmas and Cosentino, 2009;Ianovici et al, 2011;Pusz et al, 2015). Apart from its negative impact on human health, atmospheric fungi may be dangerous for plants as sources of infection (Pusz et al, 2013;Jędryczka, 2014).…”

Analysis of selected fungi variation and its dependence on season and mountain range in southern Poland—key factors in drawing up trial guidelines for aeromycological monitoring

“…Airborne spores and mycelium are currently regarded as posing potential threat to humans suffering from allergies and may lead to a variety of health problems including asthmatic symptoms (Kurup et al 2002 ; Asan et al 2004 ). Understandably, one of the main objectives of aeromycological investigations is to confirm the presence of fungal spores which may adversely affect not only humans but also animals (Asan et al 2004 ; Bugajny et al 2005 ; Klarič and Pepeljnjak 2001 ; Topbas et al 2006 ; Palmas and Cosentino 2009 ; Ianovici et al 2011 ; Pusz et al 2015 ). Fungi may additionally exert a detrimental influence on plants and spread infections (Meredith 1973 ; Dowd and Maier 1999 ; Jędryczka 2014 ).…”