Indoor and outdoor airborne bacteria in child day-care centers in Edirne City (Turkey), seasonal distribution and influence of meteorological factors

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作者
Aydogdu, Halide [2 ]
Asan, Ahmet [1 ]
Otkun, Muserref Tatman [3 ]
机构
[1] Trakya Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Dept Biol, TR-22030 Edirne, Turkey
[2] Trakya Univ, Food Technol Programme, Arda Vocat Coll, TR-22030 Edirne, Turkey
[3] Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Dept Microbiol, Fac Med, TR-17100 Canakkale, Turkey
关键词
Airborne bacteria; Child day-care centers; Indoor-outdoor air; Meteorological parameters; Biomass; INFECTIOUS-DISEASES; AIR-QUALITY; FUNGI; MICROORGANISMS; ENVIRONMENTS; ATMOSPHERE; FACILITIES; BUILDINGS; DUST; MOLD;
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10.1007/s10661-009-0874-0
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This paper presents information about airborne mesophilic bacteria in the indoor and outdoor air of child day-care centers (CDCCs) in the city of Edirne, Turkey. Air samples were collected using the Petri plate gravitational settling method from the indoor and outdoor air of CDCCs. Counts of airborne bacteria were measured as colony forming units (CFU) collected by gravity onto Brain Heart Infusion Agar plates (with 5% sheep blood). Samples were taken monthly over a period of 12 months between January and December 2004. A total of 3,120 bacteria colonies were counted on 192 Petri plates. Four groups of culturable bacteria were identified: Gram-positive cocci, Gram-positive bacilli, endospore-forming Gram-positive bacilli, and Gram-negative bacteria. Airborne Gram-positive bacteria were the most abundant at more than 95% of the measured population. While Gram-positive cocci were more common in indoor environments, Gram-positive bacilli were more dominant in outdoor air. Bacteria commonly isolated from CDCCs were identified at a genus level. Staphylococcus (39.16%), Bacillus (18.46%), Corynebacterium (16.25%), and Micrococcus (7.21%) were dominant among the genera identified in the present study. The dominant genera identified in the day-care centers were Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Corynebacterium for indoor air and Bacillus, Corynebacterium, and Staphylococcus for outdoor air. Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Bacillus, and Corynebacterium genera were found in samples from every month. Bacterial colony counts were compared by sampling location (indoors and outdoors), seasons, and meteorological factors. We found negative correlations between the monthly total outdoor bacterial counts and the sampling day's average relative humidity and average rainfall, and the monthly average rainfall. Fluctuations in bacterial counts in different seasons were observed.
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