Determination of fungal air spora in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Özkara A., Ocak I., Korcan S. E., Konuk M.

Mycotaxon, cilt.102, ss.199-202, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 102
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: Mycotaxon
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.199-202
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Airborne fungi, Bio-aerosols, Inner Aegean region
  • Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The microfungal air spora of Afyonkarahisar district were determined by using Air Ideal samplers. 2400 fungal colonies were isolated from 216 samples taken monthly from six different areas of Afyonkarahisar in 2005. 32 different microfungal taxa were identified. Frequencies of the main genera were Penicillium (35.8%), Cladosporium (24.5%), Alternaria (13.1%), Aspergillus (8.9%), Ulocladium (6.6%), Drechslera (0.6%), Rhizopus (0.5%), Polyscytalum (0.1%), and sterile colonies (12.0%). The full list is posted on http://www.biyoloji.aku.edu.tr/KONUK/07117.pdf.