Viable Airborne Fungi of Outdoor Environments of Yunusemre District, Manisa, Turkey

Authors : Fatih KALYONCU

Pages : 261-264

Doi:10.18466/cbayarfbe.538722

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Publication Date : 2019-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This research is on the viable air fungi was sampling during 12 months in the different points of Yunusemre. Fungal propagules were collected each month from eight isolation points. The concentrations of fungi were reported as cfu / m 3 of air. Fungal identification was made according to their micro and macro morphological characters through the literature. As a result, the average concentration of culturable fungi is 412 cfu / m 3 in Yunusemre air. 36 species in 9 genus were identified in this research. Penicillium is the most plenty genus that more than 33% of the all isolated fungi. Cladosporium was the preponderant fungal genus.
Keywords : Airborne fungi, bioaerosol, fungal allergy, outdoor air, yunusemre