ArticleInternational journal of biometeorology2010
Indoor and outdoor atmospheric fungal spores in the São Paulo metropolitan area (Brazil): species and numeric concentrations.
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- Association between sensitization to common fungi and severe asthma.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- A first approach to human biometeorology research in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of biometeorology · 2022Pooled it
- Pathogenesis of Respiratory Viral and Fungal Coinfections.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2022Review
- Assessment of airborne particles and bioaerosols concentrations in a waste recycling environment in Brazil.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Airborne Microbial Communities at High-Altitude and Suburban Sites in Toyama, Japan Suggest a New Perspective for Bioprospecting.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2019Article
- Microbial air quality and bacterial surface contamination in ambulances during patient services.Oman medical journal · 2015Article
- Application of redundancy analysis for aerobiological data.International journal of biometeorology · 2015Article
- Caenorhabditis elegans: a model to monitor bacterial air quality.BMC research notes · 2011Article
- Indoor air quality in elementary schools of Lisbon in spring.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2011Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to estimate the indoor and outdoor concentrations of fungal spores in the Metropolitan Area of Sao Paulo (MASP), collected at different sites in winter/spring and summer seasons. The techniques adopted included cultivation (samples collected with impactors) and microscopic enumeration (samples collected with impingers). The overall results showed total concentrations of fungal spores as high as 36,000 per cubic meter, with a large proportion of non culturable spores (around 91% of the total). Penicillium sp. and Aspergillus sp. were the dominant species both indoors and outdoors, in all seasons tested, occurring in more than 30% of homes at very high concentrations of culturable airborne fungi [colony forming units(CFU) m(-3)]. There was no significant difference between indoor and outdoor concentrations. The total fungal spore concentration found in winter was 19% higher than that in summer. Heat and humidity were the main factors affecting fungal growth; however, a non-linear response to these factors was found. Thus, temperatures below 16 degrees C and above 25 degrees C caused a reduction in the concentration (CFU m(-3)) of airborne fungi, which fits with MASP climatalogy. The same pattern was observed for humidity, although not as clearly as with temperature given the usual high relative humidity (above 70%) in the study area. These results are relevant for public health interventions that aim to reduce respiratory morbidity among susceptible populations.
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