| massive contamination of exophiala dermatitidis and e. phaeomuriformis in railway stations in subtropical turkey. | in order to reveal the source of contamination of opportunistic fungi, their natural habitat has to be understood. black yeast-like fungi are abundant in man-made environments, particularly in those that are rich in toxic hydrocarbons such as railway ties. in this study, we investigated the presence of black fungi on creosote-treated oak railway ties and concrete sleepers stained with petroleum oil. samples were collected at two central stations in turkish cities, mersin and adana, and from tars ... | 2013 | 23124309 |