ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Threats Resulting from the Presence of Potentially
Pathogenic Fungi in the Sport Changing Rooms
– a Preliminary Study
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Department of Microbiology and Mycology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology,
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A St. 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
Submission date: 2022-11-23
Final revision date: 2023-02-23
Acceptance date: 2023-03-10
Online publication date: 2023-05-10
Publication date: 2023-06-23
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Tomasz Bałabański
Department of Microbiology and Mycology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 1A, 10-719, Olsztyn, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(4):3033-3042
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Mycological cleanliness of rooms directly translates into the health of their users. This is
important for athletes who are actively training. The aim of the study was to evaluate the sanitary and
epidemiological status of sports changing rooms by determining the species diversity of their mycobiota
in the context of prevention of athletes' health. The research was carried out in changing rooms of sports
halls used by volleyball players in the city of Olsztyn (NE Poland). Standard mycological isolation
and identification methods were used in this study. A total of 87 strains of microfungi were isolated.
52 belonged to the mold fungi, among which 18 species, belonging to 10 were found. The species
isolated most frequently were: Aspergillus fumigatus, A. niger, Juxtiphoma eupyrena (previous name:
Phoma eupyrena) and Westerdykella minutispora (previous name: Ph. minutispora). 35 yeast strains,
belonging to 15 species and 10 genera were isolated. The most common species were: Candida glabrata,
C. krusei, C. parapsilosis and Rhodotorula glutinis. 5 species were categorized as class BSL-2 fungi.
The conducted research justify the need for preventive examinations of athletes and shows the necessity
of constant monitoring of the sanitary condition of the sport changing rooms.