Filters of automobile air conditioning systems as in-car source of exposure to infections and toxic moulds.

ABSTRACT: The main component of an air conditioning system is air filters. Over time, the filters of an air conditioning system in cars can turn into sources of emission of microbiological hazards. The aim of this study was to quantitatively and qualitatively assess the presence of infectious and toxic fungi in the AC filters in passenger cars. The studied non-woven filters were removed from passenger cars during the "winter"/"summer" seasons. The taxonomic identification of the fungi isolated from the filters was performed using both the culture-based and molecular methods. RT-PCR was applied to assess the presence of gene fragments regulating aflatoxin biosynthesis in the isolates obtained from fungal cultures. The average fungal concentrations in the filter samples collected during the summer/win

SUBMITTER: Golofit-Szymczak M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10611836 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature