Seasonal variation of fungal propagules in a fruit market environment, Nagpur (India) |
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| Authors: | Umesh B. Kakde Hemalata U. Kakde Aarti A. Saoji |
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| Affiliation: | (1) National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nehru Marg Nagpur (, India;(2) Santra Market, Bajeria Chawk, Nagpur, India);(3) Dept. of Botany, Institute of Science, Civil Lines, Nagpur (MS), (, India |
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| Abstract: | The concentration of airborne fungal spores in a marketenvironment was examined to provide basic information needed to evaluatethe importance of varying levels and heterogeneity. Sampling has beencarried out by rotorod sampler and exposed Petri plate method to obtainthe quantitative and qualitative estimations respectively.Aspergillus was the most frequent and predominant genusdetected. Cladosporium, Penicillium and Alternariaspores were also fairly abundant which are well known as allergenic andpathogenic. The high concentration of airborne spores was recordedduring December–January. While the maximum concentration ofAspergillus was found during summer months in the marketenvironment. |
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| Keywords: | airborne allergenic Aspergillus fungal spores market environment pathogenic |
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