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Survey of Aeroallergic Fungal Spores in Al-gala Hospital, Benghazi


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1 Department of Environmental Health, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
2 Department of Community Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Libya
3 Department of Botany Maulana Azad College, Dr. Rafiq Zakaria Campus, Aurangabad (M.S.), India
     

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Indoor aero- allergenic fungal spores was surveyed inside orthopedic ward of Al-gala hospital, Benghazi from 1 st Janurary to 31st March, 2008. Petriplates containing Sabouraud dextrose agar media was exposed at one meter above the ground level. Altogether sixteen aero-allergenic fungal spores were identified from indoor environment belonging to different classes i.e. Phycomycetes [2], Asomycetes [3],Basidiomycetes [1] and Deutereomycetes [10]. Among the aero-allergenic fungal spores isolated, Rhizopus, Cladosporium, Aspergillus and Penicillium were the most dominant in the indoor environment of Al- gala hospital, Benghazi.

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Aeroallergic Fungal Spores, Public Health Problem.
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Authors

Imtiyaz Hussain Zahid
Department of Environmental Health, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
Al-Ghaweel Ibrahim
Department of Community Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Libya
Rafiuddin Naser
Department of Botany Maulana Azad College, Dr. Rafiq Zakaria Campus, Aurangabad (M.S.), India

Abstract


Indoor aero- allergenic fungal spores was surveyed inside orthopedic ward of Al-gala hospital, Benghazi from 1 st Janurary to 31st March, 2008. Petriplates containing Sabouraud dextrose agar media was exposed at one meter above the ground level. Altogether sixteen aero-allergenic fungal spores were identified from indoor environment belonging to different classes i.e. Phycomycetes [2], Asomycetes [3],Basidiomycetes [1] and Deutereomycetes [10]. Among the aero-allergenic fungal spores isolated, Rhizopus, Cladosporium, Aspergillus and Penicillium were the most dominant in the indoor environment of Al- gala hospital, Benghazi.

Keywords


Aeroallergic Fungal Spores, Public Health Problem.