Identification and seasonal distribution of airborne fungi in urban outdoor air in an eastern Black Sea Turkish town

TOPBAŞ M., TOSUN İ., Çan G., Kaklikkaya N., Aydin F.

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, cilt.36, sa.1, ss.31-36, 2006 (Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.31-36
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Airborne fungi, Allergen, Fungal flora, Seasonal distribution
  • Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The aim of the present report was to evaluate the prevalent species of airborne fungi in the outdoor environment in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. The area is surrounded by high mountains running parallel to the Black Sea, and has a mostly rainy and temperate climate together with a most varied and widespread flora. Air samples were collected in four seasons by means of the gravitational settling method using petri dishes with SDA culture media. Those fungi colonies that formed after an incubation period of 7-10 days at 25°C were determined on the basis of micro and macromorphological features. With respect to seasons, it was found that in Summer Penicillium, Alternaria and Fusarium, in Autumn and Winter Penicillium and in Spring and Summer Alternaria were the most prevalent fungal genera. © TÜBİTAK.