Survey of airborne culturable and non-culturable fungi at different sites in Delhi metropolis.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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1993 Jun; 11(1): 19-28
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
A two year aerobiological survey for culturable and non-culturable fungi was conducted at human height at five different sites in Delhi metropolis. Burkard Personal Volumetric Sampler for petriplates and slide exposures were used for sampling the air. With simultaneous petriplate and slide exposure a total of 98 fungal forms were recorded. Cladosporium contributed for 25-40% of total airborne fungi followed by Ustilago (smuts) (24%) Aspergillus flavus (10-13%), Alternaria (11%) and A. niger (8%). Basidiomycetes contributed 7-13% at different sites. The frequency of occurrence of these types varied from 50-98%. In general fungal concentration was high from July to April with low counts in winter (January) and dry and hot summer (May-June). Quantitative variations in the spore counts were found to be statistically significant within the same urban locality.
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Assunto principal:
Estações do Ano
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Contagem de Colônia Microbiana
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Saúde da População Urbana
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Coleta de Dados
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Técnicas Microbiológicas
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Aerobiose
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Microbiologia do Ar
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Fungos
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Índia
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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