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1. A preliminary investigation on airborne fungi of pedestrian underpasses

Author:
Bhuvaneswari Srinivasan; Induja Sundaram; Fathima Farshana; Udaya Prakash Nyayiru Kannaian
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 71-78
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aspergillus flavus; Aspergillus niger; Cladosporium cladosporioides; Curvularia lunata; Zygomycota; air; air quality; air sampling; culture media; fungi; India
Abstract:
... Pedestrian underpasses are the unique environment where air transaction with outdoor is complicated, inducing interest to study the air quality for the presence of microbes. Thus, the study on the presence of airborne fungi from 11 different underpasses in Chennai city was conducted. The airborne fungi was monitored by exposing potato dextrose agar strips in reuter centrifugal sampler (RCS). A tot ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09677-1

2. A systematic review of threshold values of pollen concentrations for symptoms of allergy

Author:
Nadine Steckling-Muschack; Hanna Mertes; Isabella Mittermeier; Paul Schutzmeier; Jana Becker; Karl-Christian Bergmann; Stephan Böse-O′Reilly; Jeroen Buters; Athanasios Damialis; Joachim Heinrich; Michael Kabesch; Dennis Nowak; Sandra Walser-Reichenbach; Alisa Weinberger; Mihai Zamfir; Caroline Herr; Susanne Kutzora; Stefanie Heinze
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 395-424
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alnus; Ambrosia; Artemisia vulgaris; Betula; Corylus; Fraxinus; allergens; drugs; gender; hypersensitivity; pollen; risk; systematic review
Abstract:
... Pollen threshold values used in public warning systems are intended to inform people of the risk of developing allergy symptoms. However, there is no consensus about which pollen concentrations provoke allergy symptoms. The aim of this systematic review was the evaluation of studies investigating the relationship between pollen concentrations (alder, ash, birch, hazel, mugwort and ragweed) and the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09709-4

3. Air pollutants NO2- and O3-induced Dactylis glomerata L. pollen oxidative defences and enhanced its allergenic potential

Author:
A. Galveias; R. Arriegas; S. Mendes; H. Ribeiro; I. Abreu; A. R. Costa; C. M. Antunes
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 127-137
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Dactylis glomerata; Western blotting; air; allergenicity; catalase; glutathione peroxidase; hypersensitivity; molecular weight; nitrogen dioxide; ozone; pollen; profilins; reactive oxygen species; superoxide dismutase
Abstract:
... Air pollutants impact airborne pollen biochemistry. Oxidative damage to lipids, proteins and nucleic acids or protein nitration are among ozone (O₃) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) described deleterious effects possibly causing pollen physiology damage and enhanced allergenic activity, contributing to aggravate pollen driven respiratory allergy in urban areas. The goal of this research was to evaluate ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09676-2

4. Airborne fungal spore monitoring: between analyst proficiency testing

Author:
C. Galán; M. Smith; A. Damialis; G. Frenguelli; R. Gehrig; A. Grinn-Gofroń; I. Kasprzyk; D. Magyar; J. Oteros; I. Šaulienė; M. Thibaudon; B. Sikoparija; EAS QC Working Group
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 351-361
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Epicoccum; aerobiology; air; exercise; fungal spores; fungi; pollen; quality control; questionnaires; spore traps; surveys; Europe
Abstract:
... This study presents the results of a Europe-wide training and Quality Control (QC) exercise carried out within the framework of the European Aerobiology Society’s QC Working Group. The main aim of this exercise was to examine the feasibility of carrying out a QC exercise for fungal spore monitoring in Europe, using a similar methodology to the one previously used for pollen. The QC survey was cond ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09698-4

5. Airborne pollen and spores’ deposition in alveolar tissues as a tool in drowning forensic diagnosis

Author:
H. García-Mozo; C. M. Beltran-Aroca; I. K. Badu; I. Jimena; E. Girela-López
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 281-291
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Amaranthaceae; Aspergillus; Cladosporium herbarum; Cupressus; Ericaceae; Jasminum; Leptosphaeria; Olea europaea; Pinus; Plantago; Poaceae; Quercus; Urticaceae; breathing; chitin; forensic sciences; fungal spores; fungi; histology; lungs; pollen; pollen walls; sporopollenin; spring
Abstract:
... We report the results of a histological study of lung samples where an unusual quantity of airborne pollen and fungal spores was found in drowned rats. Pollen and spores were found in lungs of drowned rats but not in the post-mortem submerged ones. Another control group consisting of rats that underwent 60 min exposure to a highly pollen-loaded atmosphere also recorded negative for the presence of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09690-y

6. Airborne pollen trends in Tétouan (NW of Morocco)

Author:
Asmaa Boullayali; Lakbira Elhassani; Asmae Janati; Lamiaa Achmakh; Hassan Bouziane
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 479-505
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Cannabis; Cupressaceae; Mercurialis; Olea; Parietaria; Pinus; Poaceae; Quercus; deforestation; humans; pollen; pollen season; public health; rain; spore traps; temperature; Morocco
Abstract:
... Trends of the airborne annual pollen integral (APIₙ) and pollen season of principal woody and herbaceous plants in Tétouan were analysed over a 10-year monitoring period (2008–2017). Pollen was continuously sampled by means of a 7-day recording volumetric pollen trap by Burkard. Pollen trends were analysed by using Mann–Kendall tests and Sen’s slope. Aerobiological data were correlated with temper ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09700-z

7. Airborne sub-pollen particles from rupturing giant ragweed pollen

Author:
Elizabeth A. Stone; Chamari B. A. Mampage; Dagen D. Hughes; Lillian M. Jones
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 625-632
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Ambrosia trifida; air quality; allergens; asthma; autumn; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; hay fever; light microscopes; pollen; quantitative analysis; respiratory system; summer
Abstract:
... Ragweed pollen is a prevalent allergen in late summer and autumn, worsening seasonal allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms. In the atmosphere, pollen can osmotically rupture to produce sub-pollen particles (SPP). Because of their smaller size, SPP can penetrate deeper into the respiratory tract than intact pollen grains and may trigger severe cases of asthma. Here we characterize airborne SPP form ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09702-x

8. Allergenic fungal spores in the air of urban parks

Author:
Idalia Kasprzyk; Agnieszka Grinn-Gofroń; Agata Ćwik; Katarzyna Kluska; Paloma Cariñanos; Tomasz Wójcik
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 39-51
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Cladosporium; Drechslera; Epicoccum; Torula; air; allergenicity; biodiversity; fungi; hypersensitivity; people; risk; risk assessment
Abstract:
... Urban green spaces, especially urban parks, are essential for the proper functioning of cities, but they can be a serious source of airborne fungal spores. Aerobiological monitoring was carried out in urban parks of different typology to estimate the risk associated with fungal spores for citizens. Volumetric method was applied with the use of portable Burkard Sampler. In the air of the studied pa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09671-7

9. Analysis of airborne pollen time series originating from Hirst-type volumetric samplers—comparison between mobile sampling head oriented toward wind direction and fixed sampling head with two-layered inlet

Author:
Gordan Mimić; Branko Šikoparija
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 321-331
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
air temperature; automation; head; kinetic energy; pollen; relative humidity; solar radiation; time series analysis; wind direction; wind speed; Serbia
Abstract:
... In this study, we have compared time series of pollen concentration originating from two Hirst-type volumetric samplers that were equipped with different sampling heads. To collect airborne pollen, we have used classic sampler with mobile sampling head including wind vane and adapted sampler with fixed sampling head having two-layered inlet, like in Sigma-2 passive sampler. The devices were placed ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09695-7

10. Analysis of allergenic pollen data, focusing on a pollen load threshold statement

Author:
Laura Šukienė; Ingrida Šaulienė; Rūta Dubakienė; Odilija Rudzevičienė; Gintautas Daunys
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 843-860
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alnus; Artemisia; Betula; Corylus; Poaceae; air quality; allergenicity; allergic rhinitis; asthma; morbidity; pollen; pollen loads; pollen season; public health; telemedicine; Lithuania
Abstract:
... Airborne allergenic pollen affects a significant part of the population and the information on pollen load is a valuable tool for public health prevention. The messages should be provided in a form easily understandable for the population. The study provides new insight for the categorisation of pollen load by defining thresholds solely from aerobiological data. Using the long-term airborne pollen ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09727-2

11. Analysis of quality control outcomes of grass pollen identification and enumeration: experience matters

Author:
Andelija Milic; Beth Addison-Smith; Shanice Van Haeften; Janet M. Davies
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 797-808
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
aerobiology; automation; data collection; environmental health; exercise; grasses; humans; pollen; quality control; questionnaires; sample size
Abstract:
... Pollen identification and enumeration is subject to human errors, and hence, it is crucial to evaluate the proficiency of pollen counters. Many networks still depend on manual pollen monitoring, and those adopting automation use manual counting data as a reference. A quality control exercise was undertaken across the AusPollen Aerobiology Collaboration Network to compare data analysis methods, gau ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09723-6

12. Antibiotic resistance and biofilm synthesis genes in airborne Staphylococcus in commercial aircraft cabins

Author:
Jean Phellipe Marques do Nascimento; Diogo Brandão; Fernanda Lima Ferreira; Mykaella Andrade de Araújo; Lucas Anhezini; Luiz Antonio Ferreira da Silva; Eurípedes Alves da Silva Filho
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 733-753
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Staphylococcus epidermidis; air quality; air transportation; airborne pathogens; aircraft; antibiotic resistance; biofilm; coagulase negative staphylococci; disease transmission; loci; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; multiple drug resistance
Abstract:
... Passenger air transport is one of the main routes for the global spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria. This may be due to airborne pathogen transmission, which may occur within the commercial aircraft cabin. Because of this, we performed an investigation of aerial contamination by Staphylococcus species in 166 commercial aircraft and analyzed the presence of antibiotic resistance and biofilm syn ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09714-7

13. Antifungal effects of Curcuma longa L. essential oil against pathogenic strains isolated from indoor air

Author:
Erasmo Gámez-Espinosa; Matilde Anaya; Pedro Borges; Diana Marelys Bosch Crespo
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 119-126
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aspergillus flavus; Cladosporium cladosporioides; Curcuma longa; Penicillium brevicompactum; air; air quality; antifungal properties; antiseptics; biocides; biodegradability; detergents; essential oils; food industry; food production; germination; minimum inhibitory concentration; mycelium; polysorbates; propolis; sporulation
Abstract:
... Curcuma longa L. essential oil can be considered a natural product with strong antifungal activity due to the fungicidal and fungistatic effect. It can be used for the aeromycological control of premises where food is prepared. It is important to monitor air quality in food production facilities to achieve safe food. The objective of this work was to evaluate the antifungal activity of C. longa es ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09675-3

14. Aspergillus and Penicillium spores as urban pathogens of the Havana atmosphere, Cuba

Author:
M. Almaguer; M. Fernández-González; L. Díaz; K. C. Sánchez; F. J. Rodríguez-Rajo; M. J. Aira
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 767-783
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
air; biodegradation; cultural heritage; equipment; principal component analysis; relative humidity; Cuba
Abstract:
... Aspergillus and Penicillium spores occur with considerable frequency in the outdoor air, and their presence is important due to implications in health, agriculture and biodeterioration of cultural heritage. The objective of this research was to study their abundance in the atmosphere of Havana from 2013 to 2017. Two study methods were used, viable method monitoring of the spores with Chirana Aeros ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09721-8

15. Assessment of airborne Curvularia propagules in the atmosphere of Havana, Cuba

Author:
Michel Almaguer; Lilivet Díaz; María Fernández-González; Sheyla Salas
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 53-69
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Curvularia; air; conidia; diurnal variation; hypersensitivity; light microscopy; pigmentation; relative humidity; temperature; wind speed; Cuba
Abstract:
... Even though the presence of Curvularia conidia in the tropical air and the role in respiratory allergy symptoms or plant diseases incidence has been reported, traditional aerobiological investigations usually do not consider their profound study. An aeromycological study of the Curvularia propagules in Havana was conducted during the years 2017 and 2018. Monitoring was carried out by means of volu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09674-4

16. Assessment of indoor air quality in geriatric environments of southwestern Europe

Author:
Ermelinda L. Pereira; Obete Madacussengua; Paula Baptista; Manuel Feliciano
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 139-153
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Micrococcus; Penicillium; Staphylococcus; air quality; elderly; fungi; species diversity; summer; volatile organic compounds; winter; Portugal
Abstract:
... The objective of this study was to evaluate physical–chemical and microbial indicators of indoor air quality in three nursing houses (NHs) located in rural areas of the northeast of Portugal. The parameters were measured during two campaigns (winter and summer), twice a day, and in four distinct spaces for spatial variability assessment: dining room, living room, double bedroom and outdoor of the ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09681-5

17. Bioaerosol measurements over a fattening period in a pig barn focused on the presence of Staphylococcus spp.

Author:
D. Haas; S. Köck; Th. Fritz; H. Galler; J. Habib; M. Kropsch; T. Miskovic; P. Pless; M. Stonitsch; E. Zentner; F. F. Reinthaler
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 1-12
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
barns; bioaerosols; farms; humidity; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; nose; temperature
Abstract:
... The investigation of bioaerosols in the recent years has become more important both indoors and outdoors. Due to expanding of livestock farm capacity, raising attention is paid to this source of emissions. The objective of the present study was to estimate the distribution of bioaerosols in the animal husbandry and its surroundings. Over 2 fattening periods with different animal ages and weights, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09658-4

18. Bioaerosols in public and tourist buses

Author:
Amaia Fernández-Iriarte; Caroline Duchaine; Jodelle Degois; Hamza Mbareche; Marc Veillette; Natalia Moreno; Fulvio Amato; Xavier Querol; Teresa Moreno
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 525-541
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Actinobacteria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Limulus; Penicillium; Proteobacteria; air pollution; air quality; bacterial communities; bioaerosols; biodiversity; community structure; detection limit; electric vehicles; endotoxins; geometry; natural gas; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; summer; tourists; winter
Abstract:
... Public bus system worldwide transports daily more than 34 million people; therefore, air quality inside buses is an important urban air pollution issue. Airborne microbiological composition and abundance was examined inside five different fuel type buses (diesel (EURO IV and EURO V), hybrid diesel (HD), compressed natural gas (CNG), hybrid natural gas (HCNG) and electric vehicle (EV)) from Barcelo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09704-9

19. Bioaerosols in the landfill environment: an overview of microbial diversity and potential health hazards

Author:
Abhilash T. Nair
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 185-203
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; Aspergillus fumigatus; Clostridium perfringens; Enterobacteriaceae; Staphylococcus aureus; air; bioaerosols; dust; hygiene; landfills; meteorology; occupational exposure; relative humidity; risk; safety equipment; solid wastes; spring; summer; temperature; waste disposal
Abstract:
... Landfilling is one of the indispensable parts of solid waste management in various countries. Solid waste disposed of in landfill sites provides nutrients for the proliferation of pathogenic microbes which are aerosolized into the atmosphere due to the local meteorology and various waste disposal activities. Bioaerosols released from landfill sites can create health issues for employees and adjoin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09693-9

20. COVID-19 lockdown: a boon in boosting the air quality of major Indian Metropolitan Cities

Author:
Devendra Singh Rathore; Chirmaie Nagda; Bhavya Singh Shaktawat; Tanushree Kain; Chandrapal Singh Chouhan; Rakeshwar Purohit; Harish; Rama Kanwar Khangarot; Girima Nagda; Lalit Singh Jhala
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 79-103
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; air; air quality; India
Abstract:
... The COVID-19 lockdown has not only helped in combating the community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 but also improved air quality in a very emphatic manner in most of the countries. In India, the first phase of COVID-19 lockdown came into force on March 25, 2020, which was later continued in the next phases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the result of lockdown on air quality of major me ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09673-5

21. Characterisation of pollen seasons in Iceland based on long-term observations: 1988–2018

Author:
Ewa Maria Przedpelska-Wasowicz; Pawel Wasowicz; Aníta Ósk Áskelsdóttir; Ellý Renée Guðjohnsen; Margrét Hallsdóttir
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 507-524
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Betula; Poaceae; pollen; pollen productivity; Iceland
Abstract:
... This paper describes a long-term (1988–2018) data series from pollen monitoring in two locations in Iceland: Akureyri and Reykjavík. Our data showed a low diversity of airborne pollen present in the aeroplankton of Iceland. We showed that Betula spp. and Poaceae can be considered the main pollen allergens in Iceland. Both Betula spp. and Poaceae pollen seasons in Iceland are characterised by a lat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09701-y

22. Characteristics of airborne microbial community in Hefei, eastern China, under a good quality in mid-spring

Author:
Li Wang; Changnian Wu; Qi Ling; Jiangying Yu; Weihua Li; Weiyue Wang; Jinkang Zhao
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 615-624
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Asticcacaulis; Clostridium; Marmoricola; Sphingomonas; air quality; bacterial communities; fungal communities; fungi; metagenomics; spring; China
Abstract:
... Whether airborne microbial community can be affected by air quality in a short time has been controversial. To study the relationships between the hub bacteria, fungi, and air quality will allow to better understand the mechanism of microbial community change. Total suspended particulate samples were collected to explore the microbial community by metagenome sequencing. Results showed that the bac ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09712-9

23. Characterization of bioaerosols in and around a landfill site in Delhi

Author:
Arun Srivastava; Richa Verma; Dudun Mehta
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 585-596
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Fusarium; Penicillium; Rhizopus; autumn; bioaerosols; fungi; humidity; landfills; monsoon season; spring; summer; temperature; wind speed; winter; India
Abstract:
... The present study was carried out to estimate the spatiotemporal variation of fungal bioaerosols, in and around a landfill site in Delhi. The sites were deep in the landfill to nearby residential areas. Fungal bioaerosol sampling was done with the help of Anderson six stage viable cascade impactor on monthly basis for one year from June 2015 to May 2016 at seven different sites in and around the l ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09711-w

24. Community structure of environmental microorganisms associated with COVID-19 affected patients

Author:
Weihua Zhang; Guoxin Mo; Jie Yang; Xingshuo Hu; Hujie Huang; Jing Zhu; Pei Zhang; Han Xia; Lixin Xie
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 575-583
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Acinetobacter; COVID-19 infection; Corynebacterium; Neisseria; Pseudomonas; RNA; Staphylococcus; aerosols; community structure; face; hospitals; humans; metagenomics; microbiome; patients
Abstract:
... To clarify the characteristics and distribution of hospital environmental microbiome associated with confirmed COVID-19 patients. Environmental samples with varying degrees of contamination which were associated with confirmed COVID-19 patients were collected, including 13 aerosol samples collected near eight patients in different wards, five swabs from one patient’s skin and his personal belongin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09708-5

25. Comparison of Alternaria spore levels between two areas within the same city (Salamanca, Middle West Spain)

Author:
S. Fuentes Antón; E. Sánchez Reyes; D. Rodríguez de la Cruz; A. García Sánchez; I. Dávila; J. Sánchez Sánchez
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 809-824
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; comparative study; fungi; humidity; rain; risk; solar radiation; spore traps; temperature; Spain
Abstract:
... The purpose of this study is to contribute to the knowledge about fungal spores in the atmosphere of the city of Salamanca (Middle West Spain), through the comparative study of Alternaria spore levels in two different sampling points within the same city. The study was done in terms of seasonal and hourly distribution and the possible influence of the main meteorological parameters on their atmosp ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09725-4

26. Danger of exposure to keratinophilic fungi and other dermatophytes in recreational place in the northeast region of India

Author:
Shivankar Agrawal; Jusna Nandeibam; Indira Devi
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 755-766
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
freshwater; humans; humus; keratin; keratinophilic fungi; lakes; mycoses; risk; India
Abstract:
... Keratinophilic fungi are a group of environmentally and epidemiologically important fungi that cycle a recalcitrant animal protein know as keratin. A large group of keratinophilic fungi cause diseases in human and animal mycoses so called as dermatophytes. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the diversity and activity for the group of keratinophilic fungi from the humus of “Phumdis” in Lo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09719-2

27. Disinfection efficiency of hospital infectious disease wards with chlorine dioxide and hypochlorous acid

Author:
Ming-Chun Lu; Po-Lin Chen; Da-Ji Huang; Chih-Kuo Liang; Ching-Shan Hsu; Wei-Ting Liu
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 29-38
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
air quality; bioaerosols; chlorine dioxide; disinfectants; disinfection; hospitals; infectious diseases; summer; temperature; Taiwan
Abstract:
... The disinfection efficiencies of two chemical disinfectants, chlorine dioxide and weak acid hypochlorous water (WAHW), were examined in the soiled room and dishwashing room of a hospital infectious disease ward in Taiwan. The investigations were conducted in two seasons, namely winter and summer, in order to examine the correlation between the bioaerosol concentration and the environmental factors ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09670-8

28. Diversity and spatial–temporal distribution of airborne fungi at the world culture heritage site Maijishan Grottoes in China

Author:
Yulong Duan; Fasi Wu; Dongpeng He; Ji-Dong Gu; Huyuan Feng; Tuo Chen; Guangxiu Liu; Wanfu Wang
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 681-694
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Cladosporium; DNA; Penicillium; biodegradation; community structure; cultural heritage; fungal communities; fungi; phylogeny; rain; relative humidity; seasonal variation; temperature; China
Abstract:
... The deposition of the airborne microorganisms onto cultural heritage is associated closely with the subsequent biodeterioration. In this study, a systematic investigation was carried out to detect the seasonal variation and diversity of airborne fungal concentration at the World Cultural Heritage Site Maijishan Grottoes in western China. A bio-aerosol sampler was deployed to collect samples over f ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09713-8

29. Effect of selected sampling media, flow rate, and time on the sampling efficiency of a liquid impinger packed with glass beads for the collection of airborne viruses

Author:
Yen-Chi Chen; I-Jen Wang; Chih-Ching Cheng; Yu-Chiao Wu; Chun-Hsuan Bai; Kuo-Pin Yu
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 243-252
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
RNA; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; bacteriophages; glass; influenza; linear models; liquids; lysogeny; measles; peptones; viability
Abstract:
... The liquid impingers can be used for sampling of viral aerosols, such as COVID-19 virus, influenza, and measles. However, the lowest cutoff diameter of commercially available liquid impingers was about 0.3 μm, and the physical collection efficiency for nano-bioaerosol is only about 10–20%. Here, we enhanced the impinger’s collection efficiency and recovery of viable viral aerosols by using packed ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09683-3

30. Efficacy of 75% alcohol in pretreatment of the Andersen sampler in trapping maximum airborne microbes

Author:
Yan Zhao; Jingwei Zhang; Shumei Wang; Lingqi Yu; Hao Yu; Yuwen Wang; Lihong Feng
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 171-178
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
autoclaving; ethanol; statistical analysis
Abstract:
... The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the pretreatment methods and sampling time on the sampling of airborne bacteria in hospitals. Methods for the pretreatment of Andersen samplers, namely, non-sterilized, 75% ethanol and autoclaving sampled for 5 min, 10 min and 15 min in the general ward and class 1000 clean operating department, respectively, were studied. Statistical anal ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09668-2

31. Efficiency of bioaerosol samplers: a comparison study [Erratum: December 2021, Vol.37(4), p.861]

Author:
Esra Mescioglu; Adina Paytan; Bailey W. Mitchell; Dale W. Griffin
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 447-459
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
DNA; bioaerosols; evaporation; human health; liquids; microfiltration; risk
Abstract:
... Bioaerosols, including bacteria and fungi, are ubiquitous and have been shown to impact various organisms as well as biogeochemical cycles and human health. However, sample collection poses a challenge for aeromicrobiologists and can determine the success of a study. Establishing a standard collection procedure for bioaerosol sampling could help advance the field. We tested the efficiency (number ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09686-0

32. Estimating the allergenic potential of urban green areas in the city of Madrid (Spain)

Author:
Silvia Sabariego; Claudia García-Ventura; Paloma Cariñanos
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 561-573
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aesculus; Cupressaceae; Platanaceae; allergenicity; at-risk population; grasses; hay fever; risk; trees; Spain
Abstract:
... Urban green spaces offer large environmental, social, and economic benefits for the population. However, when species that compose it are chosen, its allergenicity is not usually considered, which poses a risk to the population with pollinosis. In this work, the potential allergenicity index (IUGZA) of five urban parks in the city of Madrid (Spain) has been calculated, in order to assess their all ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09705-8

33. Forecasting Betula and Poaceae airborne pollen concentrations on a 3-hourly resolution in Augsburg, Germany: toward automatically generated, real-time predictions

Author:
Anna Muzalyova; Jens O. Brunner; Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann; Athanasios Damialis
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 425-446
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Betula; Poaceae; air temperature; allergenicity; allergens; atmospheric pressure; climate change; hypersensitivity; phenology; pollen; prediction; relative humidity; solar radiation; wind speed; Germany
Abstract:
... Airborne allergenic pollen impact the health of a great part of the global population. Under climate change conditions, the abundance of airborne pollen has been rising dramatically and so is the effect on sensitized individuals. The first line of allergy management is allergen avoidance, which, to date, is by rule achieved via forecasting of daily pollen concentrations. The aim of this study was ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09699-3

34. Fungi in the indoor air of critical hospital areas: a review

Author:
Jenyffie A. Belizario; Leonardo G. Lopes; Regina H. Pires
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 379-394
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aspergillus; Candida; Cladosporium; Fusarium; National Library of Medicine; Penicillium; air; air pollution; digital libraries; fungal contamination; hospitals; humidity; hygiene; immune system; morbidity; mortality; mycobiota; risk; yeasts; Australia; Caribbean
Abstract:
... Invasive fungal infection is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in neonates, especially in low-birthweight neonates. The contribution of fungi in the indoor air to the incidence of mucocutaneous colonization and to the risk of invasive fungal infection in this population is uncertain. This review aimed to identify and to summarize the best available evidence on the fungal contamination ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09706-7

35. Germination dynamics of allergenic fungal spores in respiratory mucus

Author:
Wan-Rou Lin; Szu-Yu Chen; Shih-Ching Hsiao; Pi-Han Wang
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 271-279
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aspergillus flavus; allergenicity; aspergillosis; body temperature; fungal spores; fungi; mucus; nose; pathogens; spore germination
Abstract:
... Mucus and body temperature serve as the first lines of defense against invading pathogens. When the inhaled particles are deposited in the nose, the respiratory mucus and body temperature potentially impact fungal spore germination and prevent pathogen infections. We hypothesized that respiratory mucus and body temperature impact fungal spore germination. This study aimed to investigate the tempor ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09689-x

36. Live pine pollen in rainwater: reconstructing its long-range transport

Author:
Claire G. Williams; Philippe Barnéoud
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 333-350
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
air; allergenicity; distress; equations; heat sums; humans; models; pine pollen; pollen germination; rain; turbulent flow
Abstract:
... Raindrops brim with pollen even when there is no ambient local pollen. How does this nonlocal pollen get inside rain? The likely answer is long-range transport beneath or inside clouds. To test this hypothesis, we captured rain-delivered pollen on Ocracoke Island, NC, USA over a 12-day interval before local pine pollen release then reconstructed its trajectory and its atmospheric exposure conditio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09697-5

37. Microbial community structure in PM2.5 affected by burning fireworks during the 2019 Spring Festival in Guilin, a touristic city in South China

Author:
Tengfa Long; Bin Peng; Zhihui Yang; Ziwei Ye; Chunqiang Chen; Qiang Huo; Shan Zhong
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 373-378
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Acinetobacter; Actinobacteria; Bacteroidetes; Brevundimonas; Cupriavidus; Deinococcus-Thermus; Firmicutes; Pseudomonas; Serratia; Sphingomonas; air quality; bacterial communities; community structure; particulates; China
Abstract:
... Setting off fireworks during the Spring Festival are a popular traditional custom and recreational activity in China. Intensity of firecracker burning can quickly deteriorate air quality. Airborne bacteria are also important constituents of atmospheric particulate matter and contain many pathogens. However, few studies have reported variations in the bacterial community structure in PM₂.₅ during f ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09694-8

38. Morning–evening variation and determinants of bacterial and fungal aerosol concentration in historical objects in Kraków

Author:
Maria Chmiel; Anna Lenart-Boroń
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 253-270
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
aerosols; air; air pollution; cluster analysis; cultural heritage; fungi; particulates; principal component analysis; relative humidity; temperature
Abstract:
... Cultural heritage objects are very frequently visited by tourists, the presence of which is considered to affect the bacterial and fungal aerosol levels in these facilities. Therefore, this study had two main aims with the first to determine the morning/evening changes in the concentration of bacterial and fungal aerosol as well as particulate matter in the selected historical objects of Kraków: c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09687-z

39. Pollen Ole e 1 content variations in olive cultivars of different Portugal regions

Author:
M. Fernández-González; H. Ribeiro; S. G. Pereira; F. J. Rodríguez-Rajo; I. Abreu
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 205-216
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
allergenicity; allergens; antibodies; cultivars; hay fever; immunotherapy; olives; pollen; public health; rain; Portugal
Abstract:
... Olive is recognized as a crop with great impact in agricultural, socioeconomic, environmental and public health sectors. The last is becoming more important during recent years as consequence of the increase of the pollen allergy in south Europe prompted by the widespread Olea pollen allergic reactions. The aim of the study was to quantify, for the first time, the variations of the Ole e 1 allerge ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09688-y

40. Prevalence of airborne fungal spores in two potato warehouses with different storage conditions

Author:
Laura Meno; Olga Escuredo; Maria Shantal Rodríguez-Flores; Maria Carmen Seijo
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 309-320
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Fusarium; Helminthosporium; Leptosphaeria; Penicillium; Phytophthora; farmers; fungi; income; potatoes; relative humidity; temperature; Spain
Abstract:
... Potatoes production is the main source of income in A Limia (Northwest Spain). Most of the potatoes harvest is stored in piles in farmer´s warehouses without systems to control temperature and relative humidity and only a few industries have storage facilities with cooling systems. This study constitutes an approach to detecting fungal spores present inside potato warehouses and the influence of t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09691-x

41. Properties relevant to atmospheric dispersal of the ice-nucleation active Pseudomonas syringae strain R10.79 isolated from rain water

Author:
MeiLee Ling; Ian P. G. Marshall; Bernadette Rosati; Lars Schreiber; Thomas Boesen; Kai Finster; Tina Šantl-Temkiv
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 225-241
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Pseudomonas syringae; acetates; atmospheric chemistry; biochemical pathways; carbon; cell viability; climate; cold stress; flow cytometry; fluorescence; formaldehyde; formates; ice nucleation; isoprene; methanol; osmotic stress; radiation resistance; rain; relative humidity; sequence analysis; succinic acid; ultraviolet radiation; volatile organic compounds
Abstract:
... Transport of microbes in the atmosphere allows them to spread and to colonize new habitats. To survive the harsh environmental conditions encountered in the atmosphere, these microorganisms have to possess properties that allow them to resist atmospheric stress. We combined physiological experiments and genome analysis of Pseudomonas syringae strain R10.79, previously isolated from rain, to deciph ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09682-4

42. Quantitative and qualitative assessment of microbial aerosols in different indoor environments of a dental school clinic

Author:
Seyed Hamed Mirhoseini; Ali Koolivand; Mojtaba Bayani; Hamid Sarlak; Rahmatollah Moradzadeh; Farhad Ghamari; Adel Sheykhan
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 217-224
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Micrococcus; Penicillium; Rhizopus; Staphylococcus; Streptococcus; aerosols; air; cross infection; endodontics; fungi; particulates; risk
Abstract:
... In the indoor environment of dental clinics, dental staff and patients are exposed to various types of infectious agents transported by aerosols and particles, generated during dental procedures, promoting an increased risk of cross-infection. The aim of this study was to determine the levels and diversity of microbial aerosol in relation to particle load in five different departments of a dental ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09679-z

43. Relevance of aerobiological studies in Nigeria: a two-year aerospora record of Lagos

Author:
Linus Bashie Ajikah; Frank Harald Neumann; Olugbenga Shadrak Alebiosu; Marion Bamford; Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 597-613
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Amaranthus; Convolvulaceae; Curvularia; Cyperaceae; Elaeis guineensis; Euphorbiaceae; Nigrospora; Poaceae; Spermacoce; Tridax procumbens; allergenicity; bioaerosols; fungi; hay fever; pollen; seasonal variation; vegetation; Nigeria
Abstract:
... Pollen and fungal spores (aerospora) are major atmospheric bioaerosols for pollen allergy sufferers. Aerospora types and concentration vary seasonally, depending upon the flowering period and meteorological factors which are variable in different geographical regions. The aim of this study was to analyze a two-year record of aerospora from two locations (Epe and Ojo) in Lagos (Nigeria), from May 2 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09710-x

44. Seasonal bioaerosol load and statistical analysis within different microenvironments of an academic institute situated in the Indo-Gangetic Plain

Author:
Aman Deep Gupta; Vivek Srivastava; Tarun Gupta
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 663-680
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aspergillus; Basidiobolus; Cladosporium; Enterococcus; Epidermophyton; Micrococcus; Penicillium; Rhizopus; Staphylococcus; Streptococcus; air; atmospheric chemistry; bioaerosols; fungi; relative humidity; statistical analysis; temperature; India; Indo-Gangetic Plain
Abstract:
... Bioaerosols have gained importance in atmospheric sciences in the past few decades. Their exposure upsurges the health problems in sensitive population and is also known to participate in atmospheric chemistry. The present study assesses the monthly distribution of bioaerosol load at four different microenvironments inside an academic institute in Kanpur situated in Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP). The ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09715-6

45. Seasonal variation and size distribution in the airborne indoor microbial concentration of residential houses in Delhi and its impact on health

Author:
Pradeep Kumar; A. B. Singh; Rajeev Singh
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 719-732
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Micrococcus; Penicillium; Staphylococcus; Streptobacillus; air; air quality; bioaerosols; fungi; pathogen survival; relative humidity; seasonal variation; temperature; urban areas; India
Abstract:
... Exposure of microbial agents in the air of indoor dwellings is associated with effects on respiratory and general health. The current study was conducted in the urban area of Delhi Metropolis for the seasonal quantitative assessment of viable microbial indoor air quality. Bioaerosol measurement was conducted by using Anderson six stage impactor with cut-off diameters of 7.0, 4.7, 3.3, 2.1, 1.1, an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09718-3

46. Spatial distribution of atmospheric bioaerosols in Beijing, Hangzhou and Wuhan, China

Author:
Xuezheng Ma; Qi Zhang; Keyang Liu; Liping Zhang; Manman Zhang; Xin Zhao; Chunya Zhou; Jinke Li; Ming Cheng; Lili Li; Kongxin Hu; Jinsong Li; Tao Zheng
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 155-170
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
air; animals; asthma; bioaerosols; human health; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; relative humidity; risk assessment; temperature; China
Abstract:
... Exposure to bioaerosols can have adverse effects on human health and contribute to allergies, asthma, infectious diseases and pulmonary conditions. Bioaerosols are airborne particles of microbial, animal and plant origin. Animal- and plant-derived particles, which may disperse over long distances, are being increasingly addressed by environmental studies in addition to microorganisms. In this stud ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09680-6

47. Spatial distribution of fungi from the analysis of aerobiological data with a gamma function

Author:
Andrés M. Vélez-Pereira; Concepción De Linares; Miguel Canela; Jordina Belmonte
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 461-477
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Agaricus; Agrocybe; Alternaria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Drechslera; Epicoccum; Ganoderma; Leptosphaeria; Pithomyces; Pleospora; Stemphylium; Thelephoraceae; Torula; Xylariaceae; databases; fungal spores; fungi; geographical distribution; model validation; probability distribution; sporulation; temporal variation; Spain
Abstract:
... Fungi are an important component of ecosystems. Some fungi are widely distributed, while others are limited to certain habitats. Studies based on airborne fungal spores can help to know the geographical distribution of fungi in the territory. Our aim was to show that a gamma probability density function (gpdf) based on a database of 20 airborne fungal spore taxa concentrations in eight localities ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09696-6

48. Spatiotemporal variation of ambient bioaerosols in a large and industrialized metropolis of Iran and their association with PM2.5 and meteorological factors

Author:
Niloofar Hosseini; Yaghoub Hajizadeh; Mahnaz Nikaeen; Maryam Hatamzadeh
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 105-117
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
air; air temperature; bioaerosols; cell culture; cold season; humans; industrialization; wind speed; yeasts; Iran
Abstract:
... The presence of bioaerosols in the airborne fine particulate matters (PM₂.₅) has raised public concern due to their pathogenic effects on human. The objective of this study was to investigate the levels of airborne bacteria and fungi and their association with PM₂.₅ and meteorological parameters in Isfahan. Air samples were collected from seven different locations of Isfahan city using SKC pumps c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09672-6

49. Spline interpolation as a way of mapping pollen emission sources

Author:
V. Rodinkova; V. Mokin; T. Vuzh; M. Dratovanyj
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 695-706
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Ambrosia; air; computer software; emissions factor; pollen; pollen productivity; relative humidity; uncertainty; wind direction; wind speed
Abstract:
... The article develops a new method of spatiotemporal modelling of possible locations of ragweed areas and estimation of pollen emission intensity of these areas. The method uses spline approximation with automatic computations of typical pollen production models in the R language. It applies a number of approaches eliminating the uncertainty of various parameters that should be taken into considera ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09707-6

50. Stochastic flowering phenology in Dactylis glomerata populations described by Markov chain modelling

Author:
Carl A. Frisk; Beverley Adams-Groom; Carsten A. Skjøth
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 293-308
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Dactylis glomerata; Markov chain; climate change; forestry; grasses; phenology; pollen; pollen flow; pollen productivity; population dynamics; temporal variation
Abstract:
... Understanding the relationship between flowering patterns and pollen dispersal is important in climate change modelling, pollen forecasting, forestry and agriculture. Enhanced understanding of this connection can be gained through detailed spatial and temporal flowering observations on a population level, combined with modelling simulating the dynamics. Species with large distribution ranges, long ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09685-1

51. Subpollen particle release from different species of the invasive allergenic genus Ambrosia: the effect of rainwater composition and wind speed

Author:
Sarah Caronni; Rodolfo Gentili; Chiara Montagnani; Sandra Citterio
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 785-795
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia; Ambrosia psilostachya; Ambrosia trifida; allergenicity; experimental design; hypersensitivity; introduced species; pollen; rain; whole grain foods; wind speed
Abstract:
... Allergen-containing subpollen particles (SPPs) are micrometric or sub-micrometric particles (0.12–5 µm) released from pollen. They are able to reach the lower airways, causing allergenic reactions. SPP release occurs through the pore of intact grains or by rupture of the whole grain. In this paper the results of two laboratory experiments investigating the dynamics of SPP release for three alien s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09722-7

52. Testing the Raman parameters of pollen spectra in automatic identification

Author:
S. G. Pereira; A. Guedes; I. Abreu; H. Ribeiro
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.1 pp. 15-28
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Betula pendula; Corylus avellana; Poaceae; humans; pollen; support vector machines; wavelengths
Abstract:
... Pollen identification and quantification are used in many fields of application and research has been conducted to attain accurate automatic pollen recognition aiming to reduce the laborious work and subjectivity in human identification. The aim of our study was to evaluate the capacity of Raman parameters of pollen spectra, calculated for only 7 common band intervals in a limited spectral range, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09669-1

53. Threshold values of grass pollen (Poaceae) concentrations and increase in emergency department visits, hospital admissions, drug consumption and allergic symptoms in patients with allergic rhinitis: a systematic review

Author:
Jana Becker; Nadine Steckling-Muschack; Isabella Mittermeier; Karl-Christian Bergmann; Stephan Böse-O’Reilly; Jeroen Buters; Athanasios Damialis; Katharina Heigl; Joachim Heinrich; Michael Kabesch; Hanna Mertes; Dennis Nowak; Paul Schutzmeier; Sandra Walser-Reichenbach; Alisa Weinberger; Christine Korbely; Caroline Herr; Stefanie Heinze; Susanne Kutzora
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 633-662
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Poaceae; air; allergic rhinitis; drugs; grasses; hospitals; human health; pollen; risk; systematic review
Abstract:
... Airborne grass (Poaceae) pollen measurements are used in public warning systems to inform people about the risk of allergic symptoms. However, there is no consensus about which exact thresholds of pollen concentrations provoke the allergic symptoms. The aim of this study was to review the relevant scientific information on the relationship between grass pollen concentrations and the occurrence of ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09720-9

54. Trends in pollen season characteristics of Alnus, Poaceae and Artemisia allergenic taxa in Bratislava, central Europe

Author:
Jana Ščevková; Jozef Dušička; Michal Hrabovský; Zuzana Vašková
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 707-717
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alnus; Artemisia; Poaceae; air temperature; allergenicity; phenology; pollen; pollen season; urbanization; Central European region
Abstract:
... Over the period 2002–2019, air temperature and precipitation significantly increased regionally for Bratislava, which could lead to phenological changes in some plant species. This study aimed to analyse the changes in the intensity, timing, and duration of pollen seasons of three allergological important plant taxa (Alnus, Poaceae, Artemisia) in the study area over 18 years. The pollen sampling w ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09717-4

55. Unusually high birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations in Poland in 2016 related to long-range transport (LRT) and the regional pollen occurrence

Author:
Dorota Myszkowska; Katarzyna Piotrowicz; Monika Ziemianin; Maximilian Bastl; Uwe Berger; Åslög Dahl; Katarzyna Dąbrowska-Zapart; Artur Górecki; Janka Lafférsová; Barbara Majkowska-Wojciechowska; Małgorzata Malkiewicz; Małgorzata Nowak; Małgorzata Puc; Ondrej Rybnicek; Annika Saarto; Ingrida Šaulienė; Jana Ščevková; Andreja Kofol Seliger; Branko Šikoparija; Krystyna Piotrowska-Weryszko; Ewa Czarnobilska
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.3 pp. 543-559
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Betula; advection; air; birch pollen; hay fever; mathematical models; meteorological data; phenology; pollen season; therapeutics; Austria; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Scandinavia; Serbia; Slovakia
Abstract:
... In 2016, the highest birch (Betula spp.) pollen concentrations were recorded in Kraków (Poland) since the beginning of pollen observations in 1991. The aim of this study was to ascertain the reason for this phenomenon, taking the local sources of pollen in Poland and long-range transport (LRT) episodes associated with the pollen influx from other European countries into account. Three periods of h ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09703-w

56. Viable and not viable spore concentrations in National Gallery of Umbria (Italy)

Author:
Luigia Ruga; Fabio Orlandi; Marco Fornaciari
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.2 pp. 363-372
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
air; biodegradation; fungal spores; fungi; historic sites; museums; quality control; Italy
Abstract:
... The conservation actions towards artworks holding a common patrimony for the community are of primary importance, but also those related to their "container" as museums, libraries or archives are to consider. Fungal spores and bacteria carried by air flows to the artwork surface can colonize it causing biodeterioration through physical and/or chemical alterations of the materials with the irrevers ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09692-w

57. ‘Pollen potency’: the relationship between atmospheric pollen counts and allergen exposure

Author:
Lachlan J. Tegart; Fay H. Johnston; Nicolas Borchers Arriagada; Annabelle Workman; Joanne L. Dickinson; Brett J. Green; Penelope J. Jones
Source:
Aerobiologia 2021 v.37 no.4 pp. 825-841
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
allergens; geography; human health; hypersensitivity; pollen; public health; risk
Abstract:
... Pollen allergies are responsible for a considerable global public health burden, and understanding exposure is critical to addressing the health impacts. Atmospheric pollen counts are routinely used as a predictor of risk; however, immune responses are triggered by specific proteins known as allergens, which occur both within and on the surface of the pollen grain. The ratio between atmospheric po ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-021-09726-3

58. Aerobiological behavior of Paleolithic rock art sites in Dordogne (France): a comparative study in protected sites ranging from rock shelters to caves, with and without public access

Author:
Johann Leplat; Alexandre François; Stéphanie Touron; Millena Frouin; Jean-Christophe Portais; Faisl Bousta
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 355-374
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
comparative study; fungi; France
Abstract:
... Microbial organisms can cause huge crises in decorated caves, as seen in emblematic sites such as Lascaux cave. The preservation of such sites involves understanding the healthy microbial behavior of caves before the damage occurs. Indeed, knowledge of normal cave behavior is a prerequisite to identifying potential imbalance. This study seeks to determine whether models of aerobiological behavior ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09637-9

59. Aerobiological notes in the Biosphere Reserve “Sierras de Béjar y Francia” (MW Spain)

Author:
David Rodríguez-de la Cruz; Estefanía Sánchez-Reyes; Alberto Martín-Baz; José Ángel Sánchez-Agudo
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 305-311
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Castanea; conservation areas; ecological value; ferns and fern allies; grasses; herbaceous plants; pollen; rain; temperature; trees; vegetation; vineyards; Spain
Abstract:
... Aerobiological studies in urban areas are quite abundant in recent decades, but not in rural areas with a high environmental value. In this work, we analyze the airborne levels of pollen and fern spores in year 2012 collected by means of a volumetric sampler located in an ecological vineyard and in the Biosphere Reserve “Sierras de Béjar y Francia.” The results showed a high atmospheric representa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09630-2

60. Aerobiology applied to the preventive conservation of cultural heritage

Author:
Giulia Caneva; Paola De Nuntiis; Marco Fornaciari; Luigia Ruga; Paola Valenti; Giovanna Pasquariello
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.1 pp. 99-103
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
aerobiology; air; bioaerosols; biodegradation; conservation status; cultural heritage; databases; equipment; exposure assessment; microclimate; monitoring; particulates; protocols
Abstract:
... This work aims to provide an historical overview on aerobiology applied to the preventive conservation of cultural heritage. Bioaerosol represents a potential risk to cultural artifacts since in favorable nutritional and microclimatic conditions the settled biological particulate matter can develop and grow, thus triggering the biodeterioration. Aerobiology has become an important discipline for d ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09589-9

61. Aerobiology, epidemiology and disease forecasting of false smut disease of rice in West Bengal, India

Author:
Mouli Saha; Arindom Chakraborty; Kashinath Bhattacharya
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 299-304
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Ustilaginoidea virens; aerobiology; canopy; data analysis; disease incidence; disease severity; dry season; false smut; mint; odds ratio; panicles; pathogens; prediction; regression analysis; rice; spores; wet season; winter; India
Abstract:
... In India, since 2001, false smut disease of rice has been observed in severe form among major rice growing states. This disease is difficult to tackle, because pathogens infect the plant during flowering stage, and the symptoms are only visible after emergence of the panicle. Thus, disease forecasting is necessary to predict the chance of disease in a certain set of conditions. We analysed 3 years ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09631-1

62. Aerosol microbial community structure analysis based on two different sequencing platforms

Author:
Xiu-lu Lang; Ai-ling Xu; Xiang Chen; Zhi-wen Song
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 617-630
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Deinococcus; Lactococcus; Pseudomonas; Variovorax; aerosols; air; alpha-Proteobacteria; coasts; community structure; ecological function; ecosystems; microbial communities; urban areas
Abstract:
... As the main biological components of the air ecosystem, airborne microorganisms play an important role in ecosystem function, and most existing studies focus on their health and environmental effects, while ignoring ecological effects. In this study, air microbial samples from two sampling points in the coastal city of Qingdao were collected by a large volume air sampler. The Illumina MiSeq and Pa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09655-7

63. Air quality in the operating theatre: a perspective

Author:
Cesira Pasquarella; Antonella Agodi; Francesco Auxilia; Birgitta Lytsy; Ida Mura; Pierre Parneix; Walter Popp; Silvio Brusaferro
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.1 pp. 113-117
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
air; air flow; air quality; hospitals; microbial contamination; microorganisms; morbidity; mortality; patients; surgery; ventilation systems
Abstract:
... Operating theatres are among the hospital’s most risky environments as far as infections are concerned. Surgical site infection is a serious complication of surgery, associated with increased morbidity, mortality and costs. The ambient air of the operating theatre represents an important vehicle of micro-organisms causing surgical site infection, in particular in clean operations. The aim of this ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09584-0

64. Airborne Cladosporium and Alternaria spore concentrations through 26 years in Copenhagen, Denmark

Author:
Yulia Olsen; Carsten Ambelas Skjøth; Ole Hertel; Karen Rasmussen; Torben Sigsgaard; Ulrich Gosewinkel
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 141-157
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Cladosporium; air; climate change; fungal spores; relative humidity; temperature; urbanization; Denmark
Abstract:
... Cladosporium spp. and Alternaria spp. spores are dominating the airspora of Denmark. Currently, little is known about the influence of climate change on the fungal spore abundance in the air. The aim of this study was to examine temporal changes in airborne Alternaria and Cladosporium spores over 26 years. This is the first report of long-term airborne Cladosporium spore occurrence in Denmark. Air ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09618-7

65. Airborne fungal phytopathological spore assessment in three European vineyards from different bioclimatic areas

Author:
M. Martínez-Bracero; E. González-Fernández; M. Wójcik; P. Alcázar; M. Fernández-González; I. Kasprzyk; F. J. Rodríguez-Rajo; C. Galán
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 715-729
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Botrytis cinerea; Plasmopara viticola; Uncinula necator; Vitis vinifera; downy mildew; fungal spores; fungi; gray mold; powdery mildew; rain; relative humidity; temperature; vines; vineyards; viticulture; Poland; Spain
Abstract:
... The most common fungal diseases of Vitis vinifera are powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator (Schw.) Burr.), grey mould (Botrytis cinerea Pers.) and downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola (Berk. and Curt.) Berk. and de Toni). Knowledge about the concentration of their spores in the atmosphere of the vineyard is important in order to ascertain the fungal load in the vineyard during the reproductive vine cycle ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09664-6

66. Airborne fungal spore concentration in an industrial township: distribution and relation with meteorological parameters

Author:
Sangeeta Roy; Swati Gupta Bhattacharya
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 575-587
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aspergillus; Penicillium; Periconia; aerodynamics; air; air quality; ascospores; bioaerosols; dewpoint; fungi; human health; inflammation; nitrogen dioxide; particulates; regression analysis; residential areas; respiratory system; wind speed; India
Abstract:
... Bioaerosols are reported to affect human health and cause chronic inflammation to the respiratory system, leading to its temporary or permanent damage. This study aims to perform the qualitative assessment of ambient air of Barrackpore, an industrial township of West Bengal, India, by analysing the airborne fungal spore diversity for two consecutive years. The spores of ambient air were trapped us ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09653-9

67. Allergen-specific immunotherapy, novel drugs and biologicals: hopes from the difficult-to-treat allergic child

Author:
Carla Mastrorilli; Angelica Santoro; Carlo Caffarelli
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.1 pp. 95-98
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
allergens; asthma; atopic dermatitis; childhood; children; diagnostic techniques; drugs; immunotherapy; monoclonal antibodies; patients; phenotype; urticaria
Abstract:
... In the last decades, significant progresses have been reached in the management of atopic diseases in childhood. Several approaches have been proposed in patients affected by moderate-to-severe atopic diseases. Severe asthma and atopic dermatitis are poorly known with different underlying phenotypes and endotypes, and they may require further cares with biological therapies. Omalizumab, anti-IgE m ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09573-3

68. Allergenic fungal spores and hyphal fragments in the aerosol of Havana, Cuba

Author:
Michel Almaguer; Lilivet Díaz; María Fernández-González; Elayne Valdéz
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 441-448
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Cladosporium; Leptosphaeria; aerobiology; aerosols; air; allergenicity; ascospores; diurnal variation; fungi; hyphae; periodicity; relative humidity; temperature; Cuba
Abstract:
... Fungal spores have a recognized allergenicity, but in recent years, fungal fragments have also been reported as inducers of Type I allergy. However, airborne hyphae are scarcely studied in tropical regions. The objective of this research was to analyze the fungal composition of the Havana aerosol during 2017 and 2018, emphasizing the presence of hyphae fragments. Air sampling was performed using a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09643-x

69. Alternaria spores in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy: current diffusion and trends

Author:
Stefano Marchesi
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.1 pp. 31-36
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; databases; fungal spores; humans; monitoring; summer; vegetation; warm season; Italy
Abstract:
... Since the end of the 1990s, the aerobiological network managed by the Regional Environmental Agency in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, started a systematic monitoring of different types of fungal spores, in particular Alternaria. This activity is of outstanding interest due to the various detrimental effects on human beings and on vegetation associated with Alternaria spores presence in the atmosphere. Dai ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09621-y

70. An assessment of ragweed pollen and allergen loads in an uninvaded area in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey

Author:
Şenol Alan; Tuğba Sarışahin; Aydan Acar Şahin; Ayşe Kaplan; Nur Münevver Pınar
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 183-195
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Ambrosia artemisiifolia; Russia; air; allergenicity; allergens; hybrids; mass movement; pollen; rain; transportation; Black Sea; Moldova; Ukraine
Abstract:
... Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., known as common ragweed, is an invasive and allergenic plant that has begun to expand its presence in Turkey. Although ragweed pollen has been monitored for a long time—especially in the atmosphere of cities in Northern Anatolia—the invasion of the plant is more limited compared to that of other European countries. Here, we present the highest ragweed pollen concentrati ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09620-z

71. Assessment of culturable airborne bacteria of indoor environments in classrooms, dormitories and dining hall at university: a case study in China

Author:
Yanju Li; Yanhui Ge; Chunbin Wu; Dexing Guan; Jinbao Liu; Fuyang Wang
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 313-324
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
bacterial contamination; case studies; females; males; China
Abstract:
... University students’ health may be adversely affected by exposure to indoor bacterial contaminants on their campuses. This study aims (1) to quantify culturable bacterial concentrations in three indoor environments at a university, (2) to investigate the influence of meteorological factors and gender, to assess the relationship between indoor and outdoor, and (3) to estimate the bacterial dose for ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09633-z

72. Association between Japanese cedar and cypress pollen counts and climate factors over a 10-year period in Tsu city, Japan

Author:
Said Ahmad Shah; Kazuhiko Takeuchi
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 291-297
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Cryptomeria japonica; Japan; hay fever; humidity; pollen; regression analysis; solar radiation; temperature
Abstract:
... Japanese cedar pollen and cypress pollen are the most common causes of seasonal allergic rhinitis in Japan. In the present study, we examined the relationship between climate factors and Japanese cedar and cypress pollen counts in Tsu city, Mie prefecture, Japan. Cedar and cypress pollen measurements were taken between 2009 and 2018 using a gravitational method (Durham’s sampler). Each year, durin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09632-0

73. Atmospheric particulate matter adhesion onto pollen: a review

Author:
Nicolas Visez; Anastasia Ivanovsky; Antoine Roose; Sylvie Gosselin; Hélène Sénéchal; Pascal Poncet; Marie Choël
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.1 pp. 49-62
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
adhesion; adverse effects; asthma; atmospheric deposition; coagulation; dehiscence; guidelines; health effects assessments; particulates; pollen; pollination; pollution; respiratory system; samplers
Abstract:
... From anther dehiscence to its atmospheric journey, airborne pollen grains can come into contact with other particulate matter (PM) and the external wall of pollen grains can be polluted by adhered atmospheric particles. Pollen and PM are some of the most common asthma triggers. The aim of this review was to discuss literature reporting pollen–particle complexes in the outdoor environment so their ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09616-9

74. Automatic pollen monitoring: first insights from hourly data

Author:
Christel Chappuis; Fiona Tummon; Bernard Clot; Thomas Konzelmann; Bertrand Calpini; Benoît Crouzy
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 159-170
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
patients; pollen; spring; statistical analysis; summer; time series analysis; weather
Abstract:
... We present some first insights into hourly automatic pollen measurements from two campaigns performed at MeteoSwiss (spring to early summer 2015 and 2016). While the focus of the campaigns was on device validation, the data obtained provided the possibility to carry out a statistical analysis to estimate airborne pollen concentrations at hourly resolution. We compare the time series from the autom ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09619-6

75. Biodeterioration of archaeological monuments of Taxila, Pakistan : This article belongs to the special issue “Aerobiology for the Preservation of Human and Environmental Health” published in the Volume 36, Issue 1, March 2020

Author:
Muhammad Farooq; Syeda Durre Maknoon
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 375-385
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria alternata; Aspergillus niger; Cladosporium herbarum; Curvularia; Fusarium oxysporum; Helminthosporium; Mucor; Penicillium chrysogenum; X-ray diffraction; acetic acid; aerobiology; archaeology; biodegradation; biofilm; calcite; calcium oxalate; chemical composition; citric acid; comparative study; environmental health; fumaric acid; fungi; gluconic acid; gypsum; humans; mycobiota; oxalic acid; seasonal variation; transportation; Pakistan
Abstract:
... The present research was conducted to assess the role of aeromycoflora around world heritage sites of Taxila and its relation with biodeterioration of stone monuments. The aerial mycoflora of six archaeological sites was recorded for one year to monitor the seasonal variations and transportation of fungal spores. Thirty-two fungal species belonging to twenty genera were isolated throughout the who ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09639-7

76. Biodiversity of Fungi in the photic and aphotic zones of Montenegro caves

Author:
Ekaterina V. Kozlova; Svetlana E. Mazina
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 589-604
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aureobasidium pullulans; Cladosporium; Mucor racemosus; Penicillium chrysogenum; Rhizopus stolonifer; air; autotrophs; biodiversity; biotopes; cluster analysis; Montenegro
Abstract:
... For the first time, the composition of micromycetes communities was investigated in both photic and aphotic entrance zones of seven caves in Montenegro: Obodska Pećina, Golubinja Pećina, Veluštica Pećina, Vrbacka jama, Jama ER-1, Njegoš Pećina, and an unnamed cave. In total, 72 species of micromycetes were identified: 46 species from illuminated photic zones of the caves, including 43 species on p ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09654-8

77. Biological and microclimatic monitoring for conservation of cultural heritage: a case study at the De Rossi room of the Palatina library in Parma

Author:
Cesira Pasquarella; Carla Balocco; Elisa Saccani; Emanuela Capobianco; Isabella Viani; Licia Veronesi; Filippo Pavani; Giovanna Pasquariello; Valentina Rotolo; Franco Palla; Roberto Albertini
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.1 pp. 105-111
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Penicillium; agar; air; air temperature; case studies; cultural heritage; environmental quality; fungal contamination; fungal spores; fungi; glucose; human health; in vitro culture; microclimate; monitoring; museums; relative humidity; spore traps
Abstract:
... Biological particles in heritage-related indoor environments (museums, libraries, archives) represent a hazard to artifacts (biodeteriogenic action), operators and visitors’ health. The aim of the study was to evaluate environmental biological contamination and microclimate conditions in different periods of the year in De Rossi room of the historical Palatina Library in Parma. Microclimatic measu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09610-1

78. Can air microbiota be a novel marker for public health? A sampling model and preliminary data from different environments

Author:
Nicolina Mucci; Gianluca Gianfranceschi; Cristina Cianfanelli; Saverio Santucci; Vincenzo Romano Spica; Federica Valeriani
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.1 pp. 71-75
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
DNA; aerosols; air; air quality; bacteria; biodiversity; bioinformatics; computer software; equipment; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; human resources; metagenomics; microbial contamination; microbial load; public health; sampling; statistical analysis
Abstract:
... Next-generation sequencing (NGS) and advances in microbiota knowledge are opening new perspectives for environmental microbiology and public health. Massive parallel sequencing of bacterial DNA is providing new insights to unravel microbial dissemination in different matrices, including air. Here, we have assessed the air biodiversity in several indoor environments by NGS-based metagenomics and co ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09581-3

79. Contribution of land cover and wind to the airborne pollen recorded in a South European urban area

Author:
Francesco Ciani; Giovanna Marchi; Lorella Dell’Olmo; Bruno Foggi; Marta Mariotti Lippi
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 325-340
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Cupressaceae; Olea; Quercus; air; geographical distribution; land cover; pollen; urban areas; vegetation; wind direction; wind speed
Abstract:
... Airborne pollen assemblage depends on the land cover of the area surrounding the volumetric trap and the flow of air masses. In urban contexts, the amount of airborne pollen is the result of the contribution of both local green areas and extra-urban vegetation, in addition to wind direction and speed. The present study focused on the combined effects of land cover and wind on the airborne pollen r ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09634-y

80. Daily, seasonal, and interannual variability of airborne pollen of Araucaria angustifolia growing in the subtropical area of Argentina

Author:
Fabiana Latorre; Cristian Rotundo; María Laura Abud Sierra; Hugo Fassola
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 277-290
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Araucaria angustifolia; conifers; extinction; humidity; pollen; pollination; rain; temperature; tropical forests; wind speed; Argentina
Abstract:
... Araucaria angustifolia is an anemophilous conifer native to Southern America threatened with extinction, with a noticeable decrease in its distribution area and seed production. To better understand the reproductive dynamics, the aerobiological curves obtained with Hirst methodology were analyzed during 7 years in San Antonio (Misiones, Argentina), including productivity, seasonality, start, end, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09626-y

81. Evaluation of hirst-type sampler and PM10 impactor for investigating adhesion of atmospheric particles onto allergenic pollen grains

Author:
Marie Choël; Anastasia Ivanovsky; Antoine Roose; Mona Hamzé; Anne-Marie Blanchenet; Karine Deboudt; Nicolas Visez
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 657-668
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
adhesion; aerosols; allergenicity; equipment; particulates; pollen; pollution
Abstract:
... Hirst-type sampler (HTS) is the standard equipment for pollen sampling while cascade impactors are commonly used for particulate matter (PM) samplings. In this work, we investigated the feasibility of using such devices to reliably assess the atmospheric PM adhesion onto pollen grains (PGs). Birch PGs were deposited on sampling substrates and then exposed to ambient PM in each type of sampling dev ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09662-8

82. Evaluation of microbiological quality of atmospheric air in a selected sewage treatment plant in Lesser Poland

Author:
Iwona Paśmionka
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 249-260
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Actinobacteria; aeration; air; air temperature; bioaerosols; equipment; microbiological quality; mildews; sewage; sewage treatment; summer; Poland
Abstract:
... The adverse impact of sewage treatment plants on the environment, resulting from the emission of harmful biological agents to the atmosphere, depends mainly on the size of the facility, the quantity and composition of treated sewage as well as the technologies and equipment used. The aim of the conducted research was to determine the microbiological quality of atmospheric air at Municipal-Industri ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09627-x

83. Extractable lipids from Phleum pratense pollen grains and their modifications by ozone exposure

Author:
Jinane Farah; Marie Choël; Patricia de Nadaï; Sylvie Gosselin; Denis Petitprez; Moomem Baroudi; Nicolas Visez
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 171-182
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Phleum pratense; alkenes; gas chromatography; grasses; immune response; methylene chloride; models; mucosa; ozone; pollen; quantitative analysis
Abstract:
... Grass pollen grains are an important source of aeroallergens eliciting respiratory allergic diseases worldwide. In the field of allergology, Phleum pratense pollen is considered as a model for other grass taxa. Upon contact with the aqueous phase of mucosa membranes, lipids are co-delivered from pollen grains with allergens. Lipid molecular species have pro-allergic, pro-inflammatory and immunomod ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09617-8

84. First phenological and aerobiological assessment of olive orchards at the Northern limit of the Mediterranean bioclimatic area

Author:
Alejandro Garrido; María Fernández-González; Sabela Álvarez-López; Estefanía González-Fernández; F. Javier Rodríguez-Rajo
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 641-656
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
dormancy; equations; heat; hybrids; olives; phenology; politics; pollen; prediction; temperature; Portugal; Spain
Abstract:
... An increase in the cultivation of olive trees was prompted in the Northwestern Spain during recent years favored by the agricultural politics in the region. The aim of this study is to know the phenological and aerobiological behavior of the olive trees at the northern limit of the Mediterranean bioclimatic area in order to determine their thermal requirements for the development of predictive agr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09659-3

85. Forecasting olive (Olea europaea L.) production using aerobiological and meteorological variables in Tétouan (NW Morocco)

Author:
Lamiaa Achmakh; Asmae Janati; Asmae Boullayali; Lakbira ElHassani; Hassan Bouziane
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 749-759
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Olea europaea; crop yield; equations; fruits; meteorological data; olives; pollen; rain; regression analysis; Morocco
Abstract:
... Airborne pollen and meteorological-related variables have proved to be a good indicator of flowering, olive fruit production and to predict harvest of upcoming crop, thus enabling efficient management and marketing strategies. This study describes the first forecasting models of the olive fruit production based on pre-peak airborne annual pollen integral (APIn) from Olea europaea L. and meteorolog ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09665-5

86. Fungal contaminants of indoor air in the National Library of Greece

Author:
Ioanna Pyrri; Efstathia Tripyla; Anna Zalachori; Maria Chrysopoulou; Aristeidis Parmakelis; Evangelia Kapsanaki-Gotsi
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 387-400
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Penicillium; aerosols; air; fungal communities; fungal contamination; fungi; humans; particulates; spores; Greece
Abstract:
... The presence of fungal particulate matter in libraries air is a key issue due to its dual impact on the valuable artifacts and on humans. Indoor air fungal composition has been investigated with a volumetric culture-based method only once before in a National Library. The qualitative and quantitative spatiotemporal fluctuations of airborne fungi were evaluated in the National Library of Greece. A ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09640-0

87. High genetic diversity and variability of microbial communities in near-surface atmosphere of Crete island, Greece

Author:
Paraskevi N. Polymenakou; Manolis Mandalakis; Michalis Macheras; Anastasis Oulas; Jon Bent Kristoffersen; Christos A. Christakis; Vasso Terzoglou; Melanthia Stavroulaki
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 341-353
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Actinobacteria; Archaea; Firmicutes; Proteobacteria; agricultural soils; air; air quality; bacteremia; biodiversity; biogeography; endocarditis; environmental health; genetic variation; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; humans; microbiome; sediments; Crete; Greece; Mediterranean Sea
Abstract:
... Microorganisms are ubiquitous in the atmosphere with hundreds of taxa being identified in air samples collected around the world. Despite their importance on human and ecosystem health, the majority of air microbiological studies have been limited to cultivation-based methods that may not capture all of the microbial diversity in the air. The present study used pyrosequencing analysis of 16S rDNA ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09636-w

88. Indoor air fungal pollution of a historical museum, Egypt: a case study [Erratum: Jun. 2020, v.36(2), p.211]

Author:
Abdel Hameed A. Awad; Yuosra Saeed; Alia A. Shakour; Nasser M. Abdellatif; Yasser H. Ibrahim; Manal Elghanam; Fatma Elwakeel
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 197-209
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; air; biodegradation; case studies; dust; fungi; microbial contamination; microclimate; museums; pollution; water content; Egypt
Abstract:
... Fungi can cause serious damages to historical works of art. This study aims to evaluate fungal pollution in the indoor air environment, deposited dust and surfaces of works of art in a historic house museum “Prince’s Mohamed Ali museum”, Giza, Egypt. Fungal pollution was evaluated at six museum’s buildings differed in size, design, location and content, for 2 years of campaign. The deposited dust ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09623-w

89. Indoor biological particles in a train: comparative analysis with outdoor atmosphere

Author:
Herminia García-Mozo; Rocío López-Orozco; Carolina Canalejo; Jose Oteros
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 481-492
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Cladosporium herbarum; Coprinus; Cupressus; Olea; Platanus; Quercus; Torula; Urticaceae; air; fungal spores; people; pollen; pollen season; pollution; quality of life; rain; Spain
Abstract:
... Biological pollution directly affects our health and quality of life. In urban areas, people spend most time in indoor environments including means of transports where can be exposed to pollution sick building syndrome. Despite the importance of this issue, studies on the biological particles exposure in indoor transports are scarce and poorly documented. This study characterizes by using volumetr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09646-8

90. Indoor exposure to airborne bacteria and fungi in sensitive wards of an academic pediatric hospital

Author:
Seyed Hamed Mirhoseini; Mojtaba Didehdar; Majid Akbari; Rahmatollah Moradzadeh; Reza Jamshidi; Sara Torabi
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.2 pp. 225-232
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Micrococcus; Paecilomyces; Penicillium; Staphylococcus; air; blood; cross infection; ears; eyes; hospitals; nose; throat
Abstract:
... Airborne bacteria and fungi in hospital environments are of great concern due to their potential role as a source of nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to evaluate concentration and diversity of airborne bacteria and fungi in relation to particle mass concentration in sensitive wards of a pediatric hospital. The study was performed in the cardiac care unit (CCU), the neonatal intensi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09624-0

91. Influence of Phleum pratense pollen grains rupture on lipids extraction

Author:
Jinane Farah; Marie Choël; Patricia de Nadaï; Joanne Balsamelli; Sylvie Gosselin; Nicolas Visez
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 683-695
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Phleum pratense; air; allergenicity; asthma; pollen; risk; solvents
Abstract:
... In this work, we completed the first identification and quantification of internal lipids for allergenic Phleum pratense pollen grains (PGs). We have extracted PGs with aqueous solvent under different extraction procedures and observed release of extra amount of unsaturated fatty acids (α-linolenic and linoleic acids) when PGs were broken during extraction. We showed that rupture of PGs is necessa ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09660-w

92. Is next generation sequencing an alternative to cultivation-based methods for investigating fungal diversity in indoor air samples?

Author:
Suzan Ökten; Burhan Şen; Fatma Kaynak Onurdağ; Mustafa Kolukirik; Ahmet Asan
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 433-440
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
DNA; air; air sampling; fungi; human health
Abstract:
... The direct effect of fungi on human health makes the fungal diversity in the air an important and necessary subject for examination. Studies that determine fungal diversity generally depends on culture methods. Developed culture-independent methods eliminate many disadvantages of existing culture-dependent methods. In our study, duplicate air samples were collected on 5 different days at a Microbi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09642-y

93. Metagenomic characterisation of bioaerosols during the dry season in Mexico City

Author:
M. C. Calderón-Ezquerro; N. Serrano-Silva; C. Brunner-Mendoza
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 493-505
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Aureobasidium; Cladosporium; Exiguobacterium; Friedmanniella; Kocuria; Methylobacterium; Microbispora; Phoma; Sphingomonas; air; air pollution; bioaerosols; chemical pollutants; dry season; fungi; human health; internal transcribed spacers; metagenomics; ozone; ribosomal RNA; risk factors; Mexico
Abstract:
... Air pollution in urban areas is one of the main problems because of its effects on human health and the environment. The levels of critical pollutants such as ozone and airborne particles and their impacts on human health have been widely studied, neglecting the microbiological communities present in the air, which alone or in combination with chemical contaminants can have detrimental effects on ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09649-5

94. Meteorological factors driving airborne grass pollen concentration in central Iberian Peninsula

Author:
Jorge Romero-Morte; Jesús Rojo; Rosa Pérez-Badia
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 527-540
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Bromus rubens; Dactylis glomerata subsp. hispanica; Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum; flowers; grasses; hypersensitivity; pastures; phenology; pollen; rain; relative humidity; solar radiation; spring; temperature; winter; Iberian Peninsula; Spain
Abstract:
... Grasses are a taxonomic group of considerable environmental importance, playing a major ecological role as well as making a significant contribution to the world’s economy, since they include valuable crop and pasture species. Grass pollen allergens are also among the main causes of respiratory allergies worldwide. The interpretation of airborne grass pollen concentrations is a particularly comple ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09647-7

95. Microbial characteristics of culturable fungi and bacteria in aerosol particles of a coastal region

Author:
Yao Wang; Jianhua Qi; Chen Han; Ting Zhang; Dahai Zhang
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 507-525
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Alternaria; Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Penicillium; air; autumn; bioaerosols; coasts; fungi; normal distribution; particle size; regression analysis; relative humidity; seasonal variation; species diversity; summer; temperature
Abstract:
... In this study, atmospheric bioaerosol particles were collected from March to December 2015 in the coastal region of Qingdao. The dominant fungi were identified, and the concentrations and size distributions of bacteria, total fungi and dominant fungi were measured. The most dominant fungal taxon was Cladosporium, followed by Alternaria, Penicillium and Aspergillus. The concentrations of fungi show ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09648-6

96. Microbiological air quality in pharmacies and an antibiotic resistance profile of staphylococci species

Author:
Emilia Jankowiak; Łukasz Kubera; Marta Małecka-Adamowicz; Ewa Dembowska
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 551-563
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Cladosporium; Penicillium; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus haemolyticus; air; air quality; antibiotic resistance; disk diffusion antimicrobial test; erythromycin; health services; hospitals; immunity
Abstract:
... The air in public facilities contains microorganisms which may cause a wide variety of clinical syndromes in humans. This is particularly important in primary healthcare units, where patients with reduced immunity and staff are directly exposed to microbial pathogens. Air samples were collected from dispensing areas (customer areas) of five pharmacies using MAS-100 air sampler. The concentration o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09651-x

97. Phenology of Cupressaceae urban infrastructure related to its pollen content and meteorological variables

Author:
A. Monroy-Colín; J. M. Maya-Manzano; I. Silva-Palacios; R. Tormo-Molina; R. Pecero-Casimiro; Á. Gonzalo-Garijo; S. Fernández-Rodríguez
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 459-479
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Cupressus arizonica; Cupressus macrocarpa; Cupressus sempervirens; Platycladus orientalis; infrastructure; meteorology; phenology; pollen; pollen productivity; pollen season; pollination; rain; winter; Mediterranean region; Spain
Abstract:
... Cupressaceae pollen is one of the major airborne allergens of the Mediterranean region and in other regions around the world. Pollen production of these species causes considerable allergic problems during winter, being this type of pollen the most abundant in this period of the year. This work aims to relate phenology, meteorology and airborne pollen records in these species. Aerobiological sampl ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09645-9

98. Pollen calendars and regional gradients as information tools in the Extremadura pollen monitoring network (SW Spain)

Author:
Raúl Pecero-Casimiro; José María Maya-Manzano; Santiago Fernández-Rodríguez; Rafael Tormo-Molina; Inmaculada Silva-Palacios; Alejandro Monroy-Colín; Ángela Gonzalo-Garijo
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.4 pp. 731-748
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Cupressaceae; Olea; Pinus; Plantago; Platanus; Poaceae; Quercus; air; climate; irrigation; pollen; pollen season; Spain
Abstract:
... Pollen allergies are one of the most important problems among respiratory diseases in today’s society. The creation and development of aerobiological information tools are useful to provide information to patients and doctors. In this work, we analysed the pollen spectrum of Extremadura to generate pollen calendars for Badajoz, Cáceres, Don Benito, Plasencia and Zafra. Additionally, we analysed re ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09667-3

99. Pollen forecasts in complex topography: two case studies from the Alps using the numerical pollen forecast model COSMO-ART

Author:
Andreas Pauling; Bernard Clot; Annette Menzel; Stephan Jung
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.1 pp. 25-30
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
altitude; birch pollen; case studies; gases; mathematical models; mountains; pollen season; wind; Alps region; Germany; Switzerland
Abstract:
... Pollen concentrations on Alpine mountain tops are poorly known due to few observations and few modeling studies. We present two case studies from the Alps that provide insights into the spatial and temporal distribution of birch pollen. The numerical pollen dispersion model COSMO-ART (COnsortium for Small-scale MOdelling-Aerosols and Reactive Trace gases) was used to simulate the birch pollen tran ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-019-09590-2

100. Pollen production for 13 urban North American tree species: allometric equations for tree trunk diameter and crown area

Author:
Daniel S. W. Katz; Jonathan R. Morris; Stuart A. Batterman
Source:
Aerobiologia 2020 v.36 no.3 pp. 401-415
ISSN:
0393-5965
Subject:
Acer negundo; Acer platanoides; Acer rubrum; Acer saccharinum; Betula papyrifera; Gleditsia triacanthos; Juglans nigra; Morus alba; Platanus; Populus deltoides; Quercus palustris; Quercus rubra; Ulmus americana; allometry; canopy; data collection; flowers; hypersensitivity; pollen; pollen productivity; spatial variation; street trees; tree trunk
Abstract:
... Estimates of airborne pollen concentrations at the urban scale would be useful for epidemiologists, land managers, and allergy sufferers. Mechanistic models could be well suited for this task, but their development will require data on pollen production across cities, including estimates of pollen production by individual trees. In this study, we developed predictive models for pollen production a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10453-020-09638-8