The relationship between dirt and fungal contamination in bathrooms and the effect of cleaning were examined. Levels of dirt were higher on the floor than on the wall, although the number of fungi was smaller. Factors other than fungal contamination, including bacteria and dust, may play an important role in the development of floor dirt.
Exophiala in particular, more than
Cladosporium, Rhodotorula, and other species, seemed to affect dirt levels on both floor and wall.
Cleaning to eliminate fungi was divided into physical and chemical treatments. Fungal colonies growing on bathroom surfaces are difficult to wipe off, and about half of the dirt could not be eliminated without abrasion, regardless of the kind of fungus.
Exophiala and
Cladosporium grew faster than other fungi but were eliminated effectively by cleaning with hypochlorite, which was however less effective against
Phoma and
Scolecobasidium. Elimination of fungi at about one-month intervals is needed to control fungal contamination as bathroom fungi grow at a rapid rate in the month after elimination.
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