The aim of this study was to establish the total fungal (mould) count in 79 commercial pig farm feed samples (42 for piglets, 29 fattening pigs and 8 sows) collected from Serbian producers during three-year period (2017-2019), as well evaluate percentage contamination by fungi, especially species Aspergillus, Fusarium Penicillium genera. Using standard mycological methods, identification fungi ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship of bacterial and fungal contamination on used surgical masks worn by the hospital personnel and microbial air quality in their working wards. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study of 230 used surgical masks collected from 214 hospital personnel, and 215 indoor air samples collected from their working wards to culture for bacterial and fungal counts. This...

BACKGROUND This study examines the microbial and fungal contamination associated with the presence of renovation works in a hospital site in Sardinia (Italy). METHODS Microbiological environmental monitoring was carried out before, during and at the conclusion of the works in the Ophthalmology Department in view of a risk assessment procedure. RESULTS Although the median values of microbial...

risk of microbial contamination in the cosmetic products and transmission to consumers especially in smuggled preparations is very high. according in this study, the microbial content and pollution some of the sunscreen creams in the market and one sample in official market as witness were evaluated. the microbial content (bacterial total count, fungal count, and presence of pseudomon asaerogin...

this research was conducted to determine the best temperature for storing different melon cultivars (ghasry, khaghany, tashkandy) and the best concentration and treatment length for immersion in an emulsion of sunflower oil and sodium bicarbonate. after harvest, precooling and sorting, the melons were treated with an emulsion of sunflower oil (3%, 5%) and sodium 2% sodium bicarbonate for 5 or 1...

We studied the extent and nature of fungal colonization of building materials in 58 naturally ventilated apartments that had suffered various kinds of water damage in relation to air sampling done before the physical inspections. The results of air samples from each apartment were compared by rank order of species with pooled data from outdoor air. Approximately 90% of the apartments that had s...

Plant-root inhabiting fungi are a universal phenomenon found in all ecosystems where plants are able to grow, even in harsh environments. Interactions between fungi and plant roots can vary widely from mutualism to parasitism depending on many parameters. The role of fungal endophytes in phytoremediation of polluted sites, and characterization of the endophytic diversity and community assemblag...