Table I

Incubation Conditions Examined in the Present Study

Sample Type	Atmosphere	Medium	Temperature/Time
Air and inanimate surfaces	Aerobic	TSA	5–6 days at 20–25 °C then 2–3 days at 30–35 °C¹
			7 days at 25–30 °C
			3 days at 30–35 °C
	Aerobic	SDA	7 days at 20–25 °C
Personnel	Aerobic	TSA	5–6 days at 20–25 °C then 2–3 days at 30–35 °C¹
	Aerobic	TSA	7 days at 30–35 °C
	Anaerobic	TSA	5–6 days at 20-25 °C then 2–3 days at 30–35 °C¹
	Anaerobic	TSA	7 days at 30–35 °C

↵1 In a preliminary study with a similar experimental setup, we observed very low mould recovery if samples were incubated at 30–35 °C first in the two-tiered incubation scheme (Figure 5). Therefore, this approach was no longer pursued in the main study.