Dry season survey of aspergilli in the air of Benin City, Nigeria

In both indoor survey of the air over Benin, eleven species of Aspergillus were commonly found. There were more species in the air in January than in February and March. The spore concentration of these species in the air was found to be associated with the environmental condition, vegetation and hu...

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Main Authors: J. A. Okhuoya, E. N. Osolu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Botanical Society 2014-08-01
Series:Acta Mycologica
Online Access:https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/am/article/view/3938
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description In both indoor survey of the air over Benin, eleven species of Aspergillus were commonly found. There were more species in the air in January than in February and March. The spore concentration of these species in the air was found to be associated with the environmental condition, vegetation and human activities of each area of the city sampted. Most of them showed a consistent diurnal pattern while others were inconsistent. However A. versicolor and A. tamarii exhibited double peak patterns. Among the substrates used in trapping these fungi, yam recorded the highest number of Aspergiltus species (II).
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spelling doaj.art-51abc42940494056a982d61e195e9c6e2022-12-22T01:21:46ZengPolish Botanical SocietyActa Mycologica2353-074X2014-08-01262838810.5586/am.1990.0143277Dry season survey of aspergilli in the air of Benin City, NigeriaJ. A. Okhuoya0E. N. Osolu1University of BeninUniversity of BeninIn both indoor survey of the air over Benin, eleven species of Aspergillus were commonly found. There were more species in the air in January than in February and March. The spore concentration of these species in the air was found to be associated with the environmental condition, vegetation and human activities of each area of the city sampted. Most of them showed a consistent diurnal pattern while others were inconsistent. However A. versicolor and A. tamarii exhibited double peak patterns. Among the substrates used in trapping these fungi, yam recorded the highest number of Aspergiltus species (II).https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/am/article/view/3938
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Dry season survey of aspergilli in the air of Benin City, Nigeria
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title Dry season survey of aspergilli in the air of Benin City, Nigeria
title_full Dry season survey of aspergilli in the air of Benin City, Nigeria
title_fullStr Dry season survey of aspergilli in the air of Benin City, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Dry season survey of aspergilli in the air of Benin City, Nigeria
title_short Dry season survey of aspergilli in the air of Benin City, Nigeria
title_sort dry season survey of aspergilli in the air of benin city nigeria
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