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	20040327, Jothish PS
Title	Airborne fungal spores in a sawmill environment in Palakkad District, Kerala, India
Authors	Jothish PS, Nayar TS
Journal	Aerobiologia 2004; 20(1):75-81
Abstract	Concentration of airborne fungal spores inindoor and outdoor environments of a sawmill in Palakkad district of Kerala, India was studied with Burkard Personal Slide Sampler from January to December 1997. Total spore concentration in the indoor and outdoor showed a 3:2 ratio. Higher spore count was observed in indoor in January and in outdoor in October. Thirty three fungal spore types were identified from the indoor and twenty six from the outdoor. Aspergillus/Penicillium, Cladosporium, Nigrospora, Ganoderma, `other basidiospores' and ascospores were the dominant components of the airspora. Aspergillus/Penicillium, the most dominant spore type in the indoor contributed 51.19% and Cladosporium, the most dominant spore type in the outdoor contributed 44.75% of the total spores. The study revealed high prevalence of predominantly allergenic fungal spores in the sawmill environment.
Language	English
Address	Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Karimancode PO, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram, 695 562 Kerala, India
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