Abstract

AEROMYCOFLORA OF TWO RESIDENTIAL PLACES AT NAGPUR (MS) INDIA

*Bhonde M. C. and Kalkar S. A.

Abstract

Aeromycological study of two residential places viz. well aerated bungalow and poor constructed house was carried out for two consecutive years i.e. September 2006 to August 2008 by using rotorod air sampler. A total of 29985 spore/m3 catch from site I and 33510 spore/m3 from site II were observed. Aerospora study showed dominance of fungal spores. Cladosporium, Aspergilli, Curvularia, Alternaria, Nigrospora and Helminthosporium were predominant fungal forms from both sites. The occurrence of fungal spores was correlated with the meteorological parameters. These studies will be helpful for allergologists, allergy patients, plant pathologists and other related fields.

Keywords: Aeromycoflora, Aspergilli, meteorological parameters.