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DETERMİNATİON OF FUNGUS FREQUENCY İN THERMAL SPA
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For centuries, people have used bathhouses and hot springs to cleanse themselves and improve their health. Studies indicate that people are exposed to contaminant and pathogenic fungi in bathhouses and hot springs. For this purpose, a total of 79 samples were collected as swabs and water samples from two hot spring facilities. As a result of culture inoculation, fungal growth was detected in 60 samples. As a result of classical and molecular sequence analysis identification, 43.3% Aspergillus spp. 25% Fusarium spp. 21.6% Rhizopus spp. and 6% Penicillium were detected.The isolation of a high proportion of contaminant mold fungi led to the conclusion that hygiene rules were not being adequately applied and that this posed a risk to human health.
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