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Pathogenicity of Aspergillus Airborne Fungal Species Collected from Indoor and Outdoor Public Areas in Tianjin, China

Pathogens, 2023
Airborne fungi play an important role in air pollution and may have various negative effects on human health. In particular, Aspergillus fungi are pathogenic to humans and several domestic animals. In this work, Aspergillus strains isolated from airborne
Md M. H. Nafis, Ziwei M. Quach, Amran A. Q. A. Al-Shaarani, Mohammed H. M. Muafa, Lorenzo Pecoraro   +4 more
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Methods of sampling airborne fungi in working environments of waste treatment facilities

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2016
Objectives: The objective of the present study was to evaluate and compare the efficiency of a filter based sampling method and a high volume sampling method for sampling airborne culturable fungi present in waste sorting facilities. Material and Methods:
Kristýna Černá, Zdeňka Wittlingerová, Magdaléna Zimová, Zdeněk Janovský   +3 more
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Direct growth inhibition assay of total airborne fungi with application of biocide-treated malt extract agar

MethodsX, 2015
Indoor air pollution by airborne fungi has risen to become a common issue all over the world and it is hazardous to indoor occupants’ health as it is associated with a series of respiratory-related and skin-related diseases.
Chin Ming Er, N.M. Sunar, A.M. Leman, N. Othman   +3 more
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INDOOR AIRBORNE BACTERIA AND FUNGI ATDIFFERENT BACKGROUND AREA IN NURSERIES AND DAY CARE CENTRES ENVIRONMENTS [PDF]

Journal CleanWAS, 2017
Respiratory symptoms among children cases increased dramatically was believe due to poor indoor air quality. Nursery and day care centre (DCC) appear to be the site of exposure and transmission of airborne microorganism between children.
Shahidah, S. , S., S.
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Diurnal Variations of Size‐Resolved Bioaerosols During Autumn and Winter Over a Semi‐Arid Megacity in Northwest China

GeoHealth, 2021
Bioaerosols have a major negative effect on air quality and on public health by causing the spread of diseases. This study evaluated the bioaerosol composition and variation in a semi‐arid megacity of northwest China from October 2019 to January 2020 ...
Liu Yang, Zhenxing Shen, Diwei Wang, Junqiang Wei, Xin Wang, Jian Sun, Hongmei Xu, Junji Cao   +7 more
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Concentration and Size Distribution of Fungi Aerosol over Oceans along a Cruise Path during the Fourth Chinese Arctic Research Expedition

Atmosphere, 2013
Bioaerosol can act as nuclei and thus may play an important role in climate change. During the Fourth Chinese National Arctic Research Expedition (CHINARE 2010) from July to September 2010, the concentrations and size distributions of airborne fungi ...
Zheng Li, Peipei Ye, Ming Li, Hui Kang, Zhouqing Xie, Juan Yu, Qihou Hu   +6 more
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Potential Respiratory Deposition and Species Composition of Airborne Culturable, Viable, and Non-Viable Fungi during Occupancy in a Pig Farm

Atmosphere, 2020
Fungal species composition and site of deposition within the airways affects whether diseases develop and where they may arise. The aim of this study is to obtain knowledge regarding the potential deposition of airborne culturable, viable, and non-viable
John Kerr White, Jeppe Lund Nielsen, Anne Mette Madsen   +2 more
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Assessment of Airborne Fungi in Indoor Environment for Biological Lab Rooms

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2019
Fungi can cause airborne diseases that need to consider in health plans due to its risk and threats of many communities worldwide. This study aims to assess indoor air quality of laboratory room environment for health industry sector.
Ahmed Khassaf Atya, Mohammed Hashim Alyasiri, Raed Altamimy, Saleem Ethaib   +3 more
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Triazole Susceptibilities in Thermotolerant Fungal Isolates from Outdoor Air in the Seoul Capital Area in South Korea.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Emerging fungi resistant to triazoles are a concern because of the increased use of medical triazoles and exposure to agricultural triazoles. However, little is known about the levels of triazole susceptibility in outdoor airborne fungi making it ...
Seungeun Lee, Siyu Xu, Chemmeri Padasseri Bivila, Hyeyoung Lee, Myung Soo Park, Young Woon Lim, Naomichi Yamamoto   +6 more
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Association between transported Asian dust and outdoor fungal concentration during winter in a rural area of western Japan

Genes and Environment, 2017
Background Recently, Asian dust (AD) has become a serious health problem and several studies have clearly proven that AD can aggravate asthma. However, it remains unclear as to which components of AD have a strong effect on the asthma exacerbation caused
Kyoko Iwata, Masanari Watanabe, Jun Kurai, Naoto Burioka, Sachiko Nakamoto, Degejirihu Hantan, Eiji Shimizu   +6 more
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