Özkara, Arzu, Ijlal Ocak, S. Elif Korcan & Muhsin Konuk. Determination of fungal air spora in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey. Mycotaxon 102: 199-202. 2007.

ABSTRACT: The microfungal air spora of Afyonkarahisar district were determined by using Air Ideal samplers. 2400 fungal colonies were isolated from 216 samples taken monthly from six different areas of Afyonkarahisar in 2005. 32 different microfungal taxa were identified. Frequencies of the main genera were Penicillium (35.8%), Cladosporium (24.5%), Alternaria (13.1%), Aspergillus (8.9%), Ulocladium (6.6%), Drechslera (0.6%), Rhizopus (0.5%), Polyscytalum (0.1%), and sterile colonies (12.0%). The full list is posted on http://www.biyoloji.aku.edu.tr/KONUK/07117.pdf

KEYWORDS:  airborne fungi, bio-aerosols, inner Aegean region