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Air Borne Allergenic Fungal Spores in Extramural Environment of Raghunathpur, Purulia, West Bengal


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The present aero-mycological investigation was undertaken in different outdoor environments of Raghunathpur, the only subdivision of Purulia District in West Bengal. Such investigation was undertaken for the first time in this western part of West Bengal. Twenty fungal genera, viz., Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Penicillium, Mucor, Curvularia, Cercospora, Corynespora, Phaeotrichoconis, Bispora, Beltrania, Sporidesmium, Tetraploa, Alternaria, Cladosporium, Nigrospora, Fusarium, Helminthosporium, Epicoccum, Ganoderma and Periconia along with some sterile forms and ascospores were isolated from outdoor sites. The seasonal periodicities of fungal spores and variation in different extramural environment were recorded in present investigation.

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Aero-Mycology, Fungal Spores, Purulia, Allergy.
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  • Air Borne Allergenic Fungal Spores in Extramural Environment of Raghunathpur, Purulia, West Bengal

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Subrata Raha
Department of Botany, Raghunathpur College, Raghunathpur, Purulia, West Bengal-723133, India

Abstract


The present aero-mycological investigation was undertaken in different outdoor environments of Raghunathpur, the only subdivision of Purulia District in West Bengal. Such investigation was undertaken for the first time in this western part of West Bengal. Twenty fungal genera, viz., Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Penicillium, Mucor, Curvularia, Cercospora, Corynespora, Phaeotrichoconis, Bispora, Beltrania, Sporidesmium, Tetraploa, Alternaria, Cladosporium, Nigrospora, Fusarium, Helminthosporium, Epicoccum, Ganoderma and Periconia along with some sterile forms and ascospores were isolated from outdoor sites. The seasonal periodicities of fungal spores and variation in different extramural environment were recorded in present investigation.

Keywords


Aero-Mycology, Fungal Spores, Purulia, Allergy.

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