Ji Eun Park, Young Jae Jeon, Ji Hye Kim and Seong Hwan Kim*
Department of Microbiology and Institute of Basic Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea
Correspondence to piceae@dankook.ac.kr
Korean Journal of Mycology (Kor J Mycol) June 30, 2008, 36(1):1-8.
https://doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2008.36.1.001
(Received June 17, 2008. Accepted June 24, 2008)
Published: June 30, 2008.
© The Korean Society of Mycology
To investigate the mycoflora of indoor air in a Sogokju, traditional rice wine, factory, fungi were sampled and analyzed from the air of several rooms in the factory using an Anderson air sampler and from two kinds of Nuruk. Twelve fungal species belonging to the genera of Aspergillus, Penicillium, Gibberella, Cladosporium, and Talaromyces were isolated. Species belonging to Aspergillus and Penicillium genera were the major species. Seven different species of Penicillium were isolated from each different room of the factory. The Aspergillus species found from indoor air of the factory was also found from Nuruk. Rhizopus sp. was commonly isolated from Nuruk but not from indoor air of the factory. This is first report of fungi present in indoor air of a traditional rice wine factory in Korea.
Aspergillus, Indoor air, Mycoflora, Nuruk, Penicillium, Sogokju rice wine factory