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Viable fungi in the air of indoor environments of the National Archive of the Republic of Cuba

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The aim of this study was to analyze the viable fungi in the air of indoor environments of the National Archive of the Republic of Cuba (NARC). The samples were taken in fifteen areas (five points for the three floors) at 2 days (rainy and dry seasons) using a biocolector SAS in 3 h: 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The fungal concentration was indicated as colony forming units per cubic meter of air (cfu/m3 of air). It was concluded that indoor air of the NARC was not polluted due to the average fungal concentration that was obtained (59 and 327 cfu/m3 of air in rainy and dry seasons, respectively). In front of the electric transformers, the fungal concentration was significantly higher than those obtained along the corridors of the lower-ground floor. A trend to the increasing of fungal concentration was observed: when the floors were increased, in dry season was higher than rainy season, where also there was biggest fungal diversity. Among the fungal genera isolated, Aspergillus had the highest relative frequency of appearance, and in dry season, it was isolated Actinobacillus sp. (Actinomycetes). Six fungal species were isolated in both samplings: Aspergillus alliaceus, Aspergillus niger, Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium chrysogenum and Mucor racemosus. All of fungal species isolated have high biodeteriogenic capacity, and the 61 % showed pathogenic attributes.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support received from the Assistance Program for Archives of Latin America, ADAI, from Spain (Project 064/2012).

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  1. Instituto de Investigaciones para la Industria Alimentaria (IIIA), Carretera al Guatao km 3½, CP: 19200, La Habana, Cuba

    Matilde Anaya

  2. Laboratorio de Conservación Preventiva, Archivo Nacional de la República de Cuba, Compostela 906 esquina a San Isidro, CP: 10100, La Habana Vieja, La Habana, Cuba

    Sofía F. Borrego, Alian Molina & Oderlaise Valdés

  3. Facultad de Biología, de Universidad de La Habana, Calle 25 y J, Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba

    Erasmo Gámez

  4. Facultad de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Centro de Investigaciones y Pruebas Electroenergéticas, CUJAE, Calle 114, # 11901, e/Ciclovía y Rotonda, Marianao, La Habana, Cuba

    Miguel Castro

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Anaya, M., Borrego, S.F., Gámez, E. et al. Viable fungi in the air of indoor environments of the National Archive of the Republic of Cuba. Aerobiologia 32, 513–527 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10453-016-9429-3

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