title: Assessment of susceptibility of mould isolates towards biocides.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine the susceptibility of 77 mould strains: Aspergillus fumigatus (20), Aspergillus flavus (8), Aspergillus niger (4), Aspergillus ochraceus (2), Penicillium citrinum (15), Penicillium crysogenum (14), Penicillium aurantiogriseum (1), Penicillium roquefortii (4), Penicillium paneum (2), Rhizopus spp. (3), Tricoderma spp. (1) and Mucor spp. (3) to biocides.
  
  
  METHODS
  MIC determination was determined based on CLSI methodology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For hospital acquired strains, MIC50 was 0.5mg/L, MIC90 was 1mg/L for chlorhexidine (CHX); MIC50 was 0.5mg/L, and MIC90 was 1mg/L for benzalkonium chloride (BZC); MIC50 was 1mg/L, and MIC90 was 2mg/L for triclosan (TRC); MIC50 was 1024mg/L, and MIC90 was 2048mg/L for sodium hypochloride (SHC). For feed and food isolates MIC50 was 2mg/L, MIC90 was 8mg/L for CHX, MIC50 was 2mg/L, and MIC90 was 4mg/L for BZC, MIC50 was 2mg/L, and MIC90 was 4mg/L for TRC, MIC50 was 256mg/L, and MIC90 was 512mg/L for SHC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We can conclude that food isolates presented slightly higher MIC50 and MIC90 values for CHX, BNZ and TRC, but not for SHC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, 06500, Turkey. Electronic address: aysekalkanci@email.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalkanci
authors.affiliation: AAT-Advanced Analytical Technologies Srl, Piacenza, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elli
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, 06500, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adil Fouad
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, 06500, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yesilyurt
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, 06500, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jabban Khalil
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D025141:Drug Resistance, Fungal / Q000187:drug effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009089:Mucor / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D010407:Penicillium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000494:pharmacology; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D014260:Triclosan / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D001548:Benzalkonium Compounds; D004202:Disinfectants; D014260:Triclosan; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite; D002710:Chlorhexidine
keywords: Biocide; CLSI; MIC; Moisissures; Moulds; Sensibilité; Susceptibility