fungal conidia and spores are among various organisms found in the air, causing different types of mycoses. in this study (from february 1994 until march 1995) fungal spores and conidia were collected by their settlement on to petri - dishes from 33 locations in babol city during 4 seasons. plates of sabouraud dextrose agar were laid 1.5 m. from the ground and then sent to mycology laboratory w...

BACKGROUND The contribution of indoor fungal exposure to childhood asthma is not completely clear. OBJECTIVE To investigate airborne fungal flora within the homes of asthmatic and control children, and to assess the influence of housing characteristics regarding indoor fungi. METHODS Forty-seven atopic asthmatic and 23 nonatopic control children were studied. Allergen sensitivity was determ...

Cucumber downy mildew is a typical fungal airborne disease in which pathogenic spores are transmitted remotely by air currents, resulting regional endemics. It of great significance to study and analyze the temporal spatial changes spores, especially trajectory sedimentation concentration propagating with airflow air, for prediction cucumbers. Therefore, based on GDAS meteorological data from O...

A new easy-to-use air purification system called “A-Bios”, based on UVC radiation with the addition of special graphite filters to eliminate traces of ozone, to be used in the indoor environment has been developed in the framework of the EC financed project “An innovative technology, based on UV radiation, to strongly reduce the microbial activity of the air inside the store rooms of the cultur...

Background & Aims: Fungi are among the most important biological agents in air pollution. Textile factories are known as high risk places for contamination with fungal spores and metabolites. Since Yazd is one of the most important textile industry centers, this study was conducted to determine the concentration and types of airborne fungi in Yazd textile factories. Methods: A total of 235 indo...

Ganoderma sp. is an airborne fungal spore type known to trigger respiratory allergy symptoms in sensitive patients. Aiming to reduce the risk for allergic individuals, we analysed fungal spore circulation in Szczecin, Poland, and its dependence on meteorological conditions. Statistical models for the airborne spore concentrations of Ganoderma sp.-one of the most abundant fungal taxa in the area...

Monitoring of bioaerosols i.e., pollen grains and fungal spores, was undertaken for two consecutive years in a city Thar Desert- Bikaner, using Gravity Slide Method. A total 32 different taxa were identified with Annual Pollen Integral (API) 890 per sq. cm the first year 906 second year. The count non-arboreal plants much more than that arboreal plants. most prominent annual average percentage ...