Popescu I G, Capetti E, Gălălaie C, Spiegler I
Med Interne. 1975;13(3):221-6.
A quantitative and qualitative study of the atmospheric fungi in a big silo was carried out over a period of one year (April 1973--April 1974). About 6 to 12 Petri dishes with Czapek medium were exposed for 5 minutes every month at different floors of the silo. The study showed:--a very high number of fungi colonies, reaching as many as 903 in March 1974 (a total of 60 min exposure); the dominant fungus was penicillium which was, however, overpassed in certain months by aspergillus (flavus and fumigatus) which in May 1973 reached about twice the incidence of penicillium. Cladosporium-hormodendron, the dominant fungus in our country, ranked third on the list, about the same as rhizopus nigricans and much before alternaria (less than 30 colonies per 60 min Aspergillus niger, actinomicetes, yeasts, etc. were found in an even lesser amount. It is assumed that the dominant fungi may play a part in the etiopathogeny of the bronchial asthma of workers in such silos but investigations should be furthered before reaching a final conclusion.
在一年时间（1973年4月至1974年4月）内，对一个大型筒仓内的大气真菌进行了定量和定性研究。每月在筒仓的不同楼层放置约6至12个装有查氏培养基的培养皿，暴露5分钟。研究表明：真菌菌落数量非常多，1974年3月多达903个（总共暴露60分钟）；优势真菌是青霉菌，但在某些月份被曲霉菌（黄曲霉和烟曲霉）超过，1973年5月曲霉菌的发生率约为青霉菌的两倍。我国的优势真菌枝孢-被孢霉在列表中排名第三，与黑根霉大致相同，远高于链格孢（每60分钟少于30个菌落）。黑曲霉、放线菌、酵母等的数量更少。据推测，优势真菌可能在这类筒仓工人支气管哮喘的病因学中起作用，但在得出最终结论之前还应进一步调查。
