Fungal population in the atmosphere of Ismailia City

Abstract

Fungal spore populations in the outdoor and indoor atmosphere of Ismailia have been studied during the period from Mar~:h 1992 to May 1993. A total of 23 350 cfu and 73 species were recorded. Cladosporittm cladosporioides, AureobasMium ptt/ht/ans and AspergiHus 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.

Air Microbial Contamination at the Holy Mosque, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

“…Airborne fungi is likely to be similar in most parts of the world, however the dominating genera may differ from area to another, depending on the density of plant cover, geographical location, and human activity 46 . In the present study, Alternaria, Penicillium and Cladosporium were found in low counts because Penicillium and Cladosporium favor low temperature conditions, and sensitive to solar radiation 47 .…”

Seasonal variation of fungal spore populations in the atmosphere of Zarqa area, Jordan

“…Aeromycological research from the Middle East area is limited and scattered; in Egypt (Saad 1958;Zaky 1960;Moustafa 1971;Moubasher and Moustafa 1974;Abdel-Hafez et al 1986;Abdul Wahid et al 1996;Ismail et al 2002), in Israel (Ben-Meir-Gleuck 1952Barkai-Golan 1959, 1961Barkai-Golan and Clazer 1962;Bashan et al 1991), in Kuwait (Moustafa 1975;Moustafa and Al-Musallam 1976;Khan et al 1999), in Qatar (Al-Subai 2002, in Saudi Arabia (Abdel-Hafez 1984;Abdel-Hafez and Shoreit 1985;Hasnain et al 2005), in Yemen (El-Essawy et al 1992), in Turkey (Colakoglu 1996;Sarica et al 2002;Sakiyan and Inceoglu 2003;Asan et al 2004;Ö zkara et al 2007) and in Iran (Hedayati et al 2005;Nourian et al 2007). In Jordan, aerobiological studies are scarce (Al-Eisawi andDajani 1987, 1988;Al-Qura'n 2008) with only a single article published about aeromycology of the Amman area (Shaheen 1992).…”

Studies on Indoor Air Pollution: 8. Indoor Plants and Air Borne Molds

“…A sample was collected from office air and from 0.25 cubic meter of double wall glass growth chamber to keep indoor temperature under lower fluctuations. Deposition technique as mentioned by Abdul Wahid et al (1996) has been adopted for studying air spores. Difco Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (Becton Dickinson and company, France) used for mold test.…”

“…The air sampling was performed for 30 minutes during regular working hours (between 10:00 and 12:00 am) on weekdays according to the techniques mentioned by Abdul Wahid et al (1996) for studying air spores. Control sample was taken from staff room inside growth room when it was open.…”