Authors : Jayshree Thaware
Page Nos : 296-300
Description :
Aeromycologiacal study of Aspergillus species was carried out by only pertridish exposure method using malt extract agar culture medium. At four sites i.e. at S. K Porwal College, Khalashi Line area Cantonment area, and Yerkheda of Kamptee which is situated just 18 kilometers north to the Nagpur city. Culture plates were exposed at different altitudes for outdoor study, from ground level at 10’, 20’, 30’ and 40’ height. Each culture plate was exposed for 5-8 minutes between 9 to 10 am after every one month interval. Samples were collected from July 2012 to June 2013. Petri dishes were incubated at room temperature. The fungal colonies were counted and identified by using specific standard literature.
During the study, 14 different species of Aspergillus were identified from Kamptee region. It was observed that A. fumigatus (23.27%), A. flavus (19.39) and A. niger (19.12%) showed dominance. The dominant species of Aspergillus viz. A. flavus, A. fumigates and A. niger showed appearance from ground level up to 40’ height during every period of investigation.
