Isolation of sporothrix schenckii from the floor of an indoor swimming pool.

In a routine mycological examination of an indoor swimming pool during the winter season (January 1981) in Berlin (West), Sporothrix schenckii was isolated from the floor near a shower. The strain was characterized by cultural, morphological and biochemical properties typical of strains which are causative agents of sporotrichosis. It is suggested that in routine mycological examinations of swimming pools attention should not be limited to dermatophytes and yeast-like fungi.