Mostafa Chadeganipour; Hossein Rafiee; Rezvan Ojaghi; Seiyede Tayyebeh Hashemi; Ahmad papi; Mojtaba Akbari
Volume 9, Issue 5 , November and December 2012, , Pages 724-732
Abstract
Introduction: Fungi are biological threatening which exist in all the environments. Libraries andarchive centers are a suitable environment for the growth of fungi. The aim of this study was toidentify fungal life-threatening factors for librarians and users in libraries of Isfahan University ofMedical ...
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Introduction: Fungi are biological threatening which exist in all the environments. Libraries andarchive centers are a suitable environment for the growth of fungi. The aim of this study was toidentify fungal life-threatening factors for librarians and users in libraries of Isfahan University ofMedical Sciences in 2011.Methods: This was a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study. The study populationincluded libraries of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in 2011. 126 samples were chosen inseven libraries at three different day times (morning, noon and evening), from the atmosphere,books and surfaces (desks, computers, book shelves etc.). Culture media (Sc) containing sampleswere placed at 25-30° C. After the growth of fungi, they were identified by macroscopic andmicroscopic criteria.Results: A total of 2140 colonies belonging to 26 fungal genera were isolated from the sevenlibraries. The highest amounts of colonies (555) were isolated from the library of School ofDentistry and the lowest amounts (70) were isolated from the library of School of Managementand Information Sciences. Cladosporium, Penicillium, Yeasts, Aspergillus Niger and Aspergillushad the highest prevalence and Aureobasidium Rhizopus, Scopulariopsis, Botrytis, Neurosporaand Curvularia had the lowest prevalence. There was no significant correlation between thesampling times and fungal contamination.Conclusion: Cladosporium Penicillium, Aspergillus, and Aspergillus Niger, which had thehighest prevalence rate, are the opportunistic pathogens that may cause infection for those proneto them.
