Table 1 Frequency of fungal species isolated regarding the type of swimming pool
From: Fungal and parasitic contamination of indoor public swimming pools in Arak, Iran
Fungi species | Type of pool | p value* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | B | C | D | E | F | Total | ||
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Candida spp. | 25 (26) | 19 (20) | 13 (17) | 17 (20) | 12 (17) | 17 (19) | 103 (20) | > 0.05 |
Candida albicans | 19 (20) | 14 (15) | 10 (13) | 14 (16) | 10 (14) | 13 (14) | 80 (15.5) | > 0.05 |
Candida parapsilosis | 5 (5) | 4 (4) | 2 (3) | 3 (3) | 2 (3) | 4 (4) | 20 (4) | > 0.05 |
Candida krusei | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | – | 3 (0.5) | > 0.05 |
Penicillium spp. | 16 (17) | 18 (19) | 11 (15) | 16 (19) | 12 (17) | 13 (14) | 86 (16.7) | > 0.05 |
Aspergillus spp. | 15 (16) | 17 (18) | 10 (13) | 14 (16) | 14 (19) | 14 (15) | 84 (16.3) | > 0.05 |
Alternaria spp. | 9 (9) | 14 (15) | 13 (17) | 8 (9) | 10 (14) | 14 (15) | 68 (13.2) | > 0.05 |
Fusarium spp. | 10 (10) | 10 (10) | 5 (7) | 13 (15) | 9 (13) | 15 (16) | 62 (12) | > 0.05 |
Cladosporium spp. | 4 (4) | 5 (5) | 9 (12) | 5 (6) | 6 (8) | 9 (10) | 38 (7.3) | > 0.05 |
Rhodotorula spp. | 5 (5) | 5 (5) | 5 (7) | 3 (3) | 4 (6) | 4 (4) | 26 (5) | > 0.05 |
Rhizopus spp. | 7 (7) | 3 (3) | 4 (5) | 3 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 21 (4) | > 0.05 |
Mucor spp. | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 6 (7) | 1 (1) | 2 (2) | 18 (3.5) | > 0.05 |
Drechslera spp. | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | – | – | 1 (1) | 4 (0.8) | – |
Curvularia spp. | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 3 (0.6) | – |
Trichophyton rubrum | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | – | 1 (0.2) | – |
Scopulariopsis spp. | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | – | 1 (0.2) | – |
Acremonium spp. | – | – | – | – | 1 (1) | – | 1 (0.2) | – |
Total no. (%) | 96 (18.6) | 96 (18.6) | 75 (14.5) | 86 (16.7) | 72 (14) | 91 (17.6) | 516 (100) | > 0.05 |