Mıcrofungus flora of indoor and outdoor aır in prımary schools, Çorum, Turkey

Imali A., Koçer F., Yalçinkaya B.

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, vol.5, no.9, pp.2274-2278, 2011 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2274-2278
  • Keywords: Çorum, Indoor and outdoor air, Microfungi, Turkey
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In the present study, it was aimed to determine the indoor and outdoor fungal flora of five different elementary schools using petri-plate method based on gravitation in Çorum city between the years of 2007-2008. 64 species belonging to the 29 genera from 80 petri plates were identified. The most prevalent genera were as follows Cladosporium spp. (%18.35), Aspergillus spp. (% 15.62), Penicillium spp. (%10.93), Ulocladium spp.(%9.37), Alternaria spp. (% 6.25), Scolecobasidium spp. (%3,12).