Table 3 Distribution of isolated fungi species according to season
From: Fungal and parasitic contamination of indoor public swimming pools in Arak, Iran
Fungal species | Season | p value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spring | Summer | Fall | Winter | Total (%) | ||
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Candida spp. | 17 (15) | 45 (26) | 22 (18) | 19 (18) | 103 (20) | > 0.05 |
Candida albicans | 15 (13) | 37 (22) | 15 (12) | 13 (12) | 80 (15.5) | > 0.05 |
Candida parapsilosis | 1 (1) | 8 (5) | 5 (4) | 6 (6) | 20 (4) | > 0.05 |
Candida krusei | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.5) | > 0.05 |
Penicillium spp. | 18 (16) | 25 (15) | 23 (19) | 20 (19) | 86 (17) | > 0.05 |
Aspergillus spp. | 21 (18) | 25 (15) | 22 (18) | 16 (15) | 84 (16) | > 0.05 |
Alternaria spp. | 17 (15) | 16 (9) | 20 (16) | 15 (14) | 68 (13) | > 0.05 |
Fusarium spp. | 15 (13) | 22 (13) | 10 (8) | 15 (14) | 62 (12) | > 0.05 |
Cladosporium spp. | 6 (5) | 12 (7) | 15 (12) | 5 (5) | 38 (7) | > 0.05 |
Rodotorula spp. | 5 (4) | 9 (5) | 7 (6) | 5 (5) | 26 (5) | > 0.05 |
Rhizopus spp. | 12 (10) | 4 (2) | 0 (0) | 5 (5) | 21 (4) | > 0.05 |
Mucor spp. | 2 (2) | 8 (5) | 4 (3) | 4 (4) | 18 (3.5) | > 0.05 |
Drechslera spp. | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 4 (0.8) | – |
Curvularia spp. | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 3 (0.6) | – |
Trichophyton rubrum | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | – |
Scopulariopsis spp. | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | – |
Acremonium spp. | 0 (0) | – | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (0.2) | – |
Total (%) | 115 (22.3) | 170 (33) | 124 (24) | 107 (20.7) | 516 (100) | > 0.05 |