caa a22 4500 445863811 CHVBK 20180317145451.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10453-011-9198-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10453-011-9198-y Icicles as carriers of yeast-like fungi potentially pathogenic to human [Elektronische Daten] [Anna Biedunkiewicz, Elżbieta Ejdys] Most of the area of the globe is characterized by a low temperature, and the ice being formed constitutes a specific habitat for the growth of psychrotolerant microbes. They are accompanied by contaminants dripping from flat surfaces or falling down from the atmosphere. The objective of this study was, therefore, to detect the presence of potentially pathogenic fungi in ice formations found at the height of up to 2m. The collected ice formations were transported to the laboratory and left for free melting. Yeast-like fungi were isolated with the use of a standard research procedure, typical of diagnostic mycological laboratories. The icicles examined were found to contain a high number of fungi, reaching 15,180cfu/dm3 that originated from 12 species belonging to 2 genera: Debaryomyces and Candida. The predominating fungi were these of the genus Candida—constituting as much as 83.33% of the isolates. The study revealed also potential pathogens—Candida krusei, C. tropicalis, and C. utilis. The presence of fungi in the material examined allows ice formations to be treated as a reservoir and a vector of pathogenic factors and a temporary air filter. It additionally enforces the significance of health-promoting education that plays a key role in developing epidemiological awareness of the society. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Icicle nationallicence Yeast-like fungi nationallicence Epidemiological hazard nationallicence Biedunkiewicz Anna Department of Mycology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A St., 10-957, Olsztyn, Poland aut Ejdys Elżbieta Department of Mycology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A St., 10-957, Olsztyn, Poland aut Aerobiologia Springer Netherlands 27/4(2011-12-01), 333-337 0393-5965 27:4<333 2011 27 10453 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-011-9198-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-011-9198-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Biedunkiewicz Anna Department of Mycology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A St., 10-957, Olsztyn, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ejdys Elżbieta Department of Mycology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A St., 10-957, Olsztyn, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Aerobiologia Springer Netherlands 27/4(2011-12-01), 333-337 0393-5965 27:4<333 2011 27 10453 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer