Open AccessDry season survey of aspergilli in the air of Benin City, Nigeria
Author(s) -
J. A. Okhuoya,
E. N. Osolu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta mycologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2353-074X
pISSN - 0001-625X
DOI - 10.5586/am.1990.014
Subject(s) - benin city , spore , dry season , aspergillus versicolor , vegetation (pathology) , biology , aspergillus , geography , botany , horticulture , ecology , medicine , general surgery , pathology , teaching hospital
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)