Fungal pollution in indoor environments
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2016, Vol 11, Issue 1
Abstract
Fungi are a serious threat to public health in indoor environments. Many fungi are reported to cause allergy. There are many reports on fungi isolated from indoor environments .Fungi are able to grow on almost all natural and synthetic materials, especially if they are hygroscopic or wet. Inorganic materials get frequently colonized as they absorb dust and serve as good growth substrates for so many fungi. Wood is highly vulnerable to fungal attack. Cladosporium and Penicillium are reported to infest wooden building materials. Clean dried wood surfaces are more susceptible to fungi .Acylated wooden furnitures, wood polyethylene composites, plywood and modified wood products are susceptible to infestation by Aspergillus, Trichoderma and Penicillium .So, a project had been designed to isolate different fungal growth in the indoor environments. For that students’ hostels had been taken for the study of fungal pollution in indoor environments
Authors and Affiliations
Namita Kumari, Arvind Kumar, Pushpanjali Khare
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