Airborne fungal spores in a sawmill environment in Palakkad District, Kerala, India

被引：21

作者：

Jothish P.S. ^{[1
]}

Nayar T.S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Trop. Botanic Gdn. and Res. Inst., Thiruvananthapuram - 695 562 Kerala, Karimancode PO

来源：

Aerobiologia | 2004年 / 20卷 / 1期

关键词：

Airspora; Fungal spores; India; Palakkad in Kerala; Sawmill;

D O I：

10.1023/B:AERO.0000022981.70984.b7

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摘要：

Concentration of airborne fungal spores in indoor and outdoor environments of a sawmill in Palakkad district of Kerala, India was studied with Burkard Personal Slide Sampler from January to December 1997. Total spore concentration in the indoor and outdoor showed a 3:2 ratio. Higher spore count was observed in indoor in January and in outdoor in October. Thirty three fungal spore types were identified from the indoor and twenty six from the outdoor. Aspergillus/Penicillium, Cladosporium, Nigrospora, Ganoderma, 'other basidiospores' and ascospores were the dominant components of the airspora. Aspergillus/Penicillium, the most dominant spore type in the indoor contributed 51.19% and Cladosporium, the most dominant spore type in the outdoor contributed 44.75% of the total spores. The study revealed high prevalence of predominantly allergenic fungal spores in the sawmill environment.

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