Fungal population in the atmosphere of Ismailia City |
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Authors: | Omar A Abdul Wahid Abdul Wahid F Moustafa Amal M Moustafa |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt |
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Abstract: | Fungal spore populations in the outdoor and indoor atmosphere of Ismailia have been studied during the period from March 1992
to May 1993. A total of 23 350 cfu and 73 species were recorded,Cladosporium cladosporioides, Aureobasidium pullulans andAspergillus flavus were the most abundant. The indoor and outdoor mycoflora showed marked quantitative and qualitative differences. In view
of count, recorded species could be categorized into three groups as follows: (a) species showing higher counts in out- than
indoor, (b) species showing the opposite trend i.e. lower counts in out-door than indoor, (c) species showing approximately
equal counts in out- and indoor. Regarding seasonal periodicity, March and either September or October showed the highest
count for both normal fungal flora (NFF) and opportunistic fungal flora (OFF). While January and July showed the lowest count
of them both, May but not July was the lowest as for outdoor NFF. |
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Keywords: | Aerobiology Air pollutants Environmental monitoring Aeromycospora Outdoor and indoor fungi Egypt |
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