DOMINANT CLADOSPORIUM AND ALTERNARIA FUNGAL SPORES IN THE AIR



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Aim: to analyze the annual spore index, seasonality and threshold concentrations of dominant Cladosporium and Alternaria fungal spores in the air of Karakol.

Materials and methods: Aerobiological monitoring was carried out from April to October 2015–2017 using a volumetric Lanzoni trap. A specially developed identifier and atlas were used for microscopic identification of fungal spores.

Results. The concentration curve of dominant Cladosporium and Alternaria fungal spores in the air of Karakol is unimodal, with quantitative characteristics often overlapping. At the same time, strong interannual variability of atmospheric levels was observed, depending on meteorological parameters, especially temperature and precipitation. The maximum peak of Cladosporium aerospores was recorded on June 30, 2017 - 12,386, and Alternaria - 5,376 fungal spores/m3 in an extremely dry year (July 28, 2015). Peak concentrations of Cladosporium and Alternaria fungal spores many times exceeded clinical threshold values ​​in the air.

Conclusion. The obtained data are important in terms of increasing public awareness of fungal spores, optimizing diagnostics, treatment and prevention of allergic diseases taking into account the joint presence of fungal spores and Poaceae pollen.

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Vera Kobzar

Киргизско-Российский славянский Университет; Иссык-Кульский государственный университет им. К. Тыныстанова

Author for correspondence.
Email: kobzarvn@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9910-0148
SPIN-code: 4669-6355
Scopus Author ID: 6602609506
ResearcherId: КИП-0792-2024

доктор биологических наук, профессор кафедры физики, медицинской информатики и биологии

Киргизия, 720000, Кыргызская Республика,г. Бишкек, ул. Киевская, 44

Kymbatkul Beishenovna Osmonbaeva

Issyk-Kul State University named after. K. Tynystanova

Email: kymbat.950307@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9606-9392
SPIN-code: 6501-0823
Scopus Author ID: 59168480100
ResearcherId: https://researchid.co/kymbatosmonbaeva

Candidate of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Tourism and Environmental Protection

Киргизия, 722200, Kyrgyz Republic, Karakol, st. Abdrakhmanova, 103

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