Occurrence of moulds in Japanese bathrooms

Cladosporium as the Main Fungal Contaminant of Locations in Dwelling Environments.

“…Phoma was isolated from 24 locations (35.3%) of which 10 were highly contaminated. This fungus is known to be the main contaminant of environments like bathrooms that are wet or moist (Moriyama et al, 1992 and1993). Our findings were the same as those of other reports that showed Phoma was dominant.…”

“…These locations were mainly damp places such as the bathroom, kitchen and lavatory. As Takatori et al (1992), Moriyama et al (1992) and Aihara et al (2000) reported for fungi in dwelling environments, Cladosporium is the predominant genus.…”

“…Mycological investigations in dwelling environments have examined fungal contamination (Moriyama et al, 1992) but have primarily focused on bathrooms. Therefore, we investigated locations for contamination throughout dwelling environments.…”

Physiological characteristics of 13 common fungal species in bathrooms

“…These bathroom conditions promote fungal growth, and biodeterioration and discoloration by fungal contamination constitutes a hygiene problem and spoils the appearance of bathrooms (Moriyama et al 1992;Ara et al 2004).…”

Purification and Some Properties of a Keratinolytic Enzyme from an AlkaliphilicNocardiopsissp. TOA-1

“…1) Thus, attempts to prevent microbial growth in bathrooms have been continuously conducted. In a series of these studies, we have isolated a number of alkaliphilic bacterial strains from the tile-joints.…”