Studies on fungal and bacterial population of air-conditioned environments
In tropical countries such as Brazil, there is not enough information about microbial contaminants in indoor environments with air conditioning systems. Microbial monitoring of such environments is important for the quality of human life. The aim of this work was to assess the fungal genera and bact...
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doaj-f4f8818492b14fdc9efd8eaf0556a4062020-11-25T00:54:22ZengInstituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology1516-89131678-43242004-09-0147582783510.1590/S1516-89132004000500020Studies on fungal and bacterial population of air-conditioned environmentsClaudia RossJose Roberto de MenezesTerezinha Inez Estivalet SvidzinskiUlisses AlbinoGaldino AndradeIn tropical countries such as Brazil, there is not enough information about microbial contaminants in indoor environments with air conditioning systems. Microbial monitoring of such environments is important for the quality of human life. The aim of this work was to assess the fungal genera and bacterial morphotypes occurring in such environments. Air samples were taken indoors and outdoors from a public auditorium, a hospital, a company and a shopping center during the 2001 winter by using a six-stage impactor Millipore M air T® . Twenty-one fungal genera were identified. Bacterial morphological groups found were Gram positive and negative rods and Gram positive coccus.<br>Em países tropicais como o Brasil, não há informação suficiente sobre contaminantes microbianos em ambientes internos com sistemas de ar condicionado. Monitoramento microbiano em tais ambientes é importante para a qualidade de vida humana. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar os gêneros de fungos e morfotipos de bactérias que ocorrem em tais ambientes. Amostras de ar foram coletadas dentro e fora de um auditório público, um hospital, uma empresa e um shopping center durante o inverno de 2001 utilizando um impactador de ar de seis estágios Millipore M air T® . Vinte e um gêneros de fungos foram identificados. Foram encontrados grupos morfológicos de bactérias bastonetes Gram positivos e negativos e cocos Gram positivos.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132004000500020Sick building syndromefungibacteriaair conditionerindoor air qualityair ecology |
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Claudia Ross Jose Roberto de Menezes Terezinha Inez Estivalet Svidzinski Ulisses Albino Galdino Andrade Studies on fungal and bacterial population of air-conditioned environments Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology Sick building syndrome fungi bacteria air conditioner indoor air quality air ecology |
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Claudia Ross Jose Roberto de Menezes Terezinha Inez Estivalet Svidzinski Ulisses Albino Galdino Andrade |
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Studies on fungal and bacterial population of air-conditioned environments |
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Studies on fungal and bacterial population of air-conditioned environments |
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Studies on fungal and bacterial population of air-conditioned environments |
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Studies on fungal and bacterial population of air-conditioned environments |
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Studies on fungal and bacterial population of air-conditioned environments |
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studies on fungal and bacterial population of air-conditioned environments |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) |
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Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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1516-8913 1678-4324 |
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2004-09-01 |
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In tropical countries such as Brazil, there is not enough information about microbial contaminants in indoor environments with air conditioning systems. Microbial monitoring of such environments is important for the quality of human life. The aim of this work was to assess the fungal genera and bacterial morphotypes occurring in such environments. Air samples were taken indoors and outdoors from a public auditorium, a hospital, a company and a shopping center during the 2001 winter by using a six-stage impactor Millipore M air T® . Twenty-one fungal genera were identified. Bacterial morphological groups found were Gram positive and negative rods and Gram positive coccus.<br>Em países tropicais como o Brasil, não há informação suficiente sobre contaminantes microbianos em ambientes internos com sistemas de ar condicionado. Monitoramento microbiano em tais ambientes é importante para a qualidade de vida humana. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar os gêneros de fungos e morfotipos de bactérias que ocorrem em tais ambientes. Amostras de ar foram coletadas dentro e fora de um auditório público, um hospital, uma empresa e um shopping center durante o inverno de 2001 utilizando um impactador de ar de seis estágios Millipore M air T® . Vinte e um gêneros de fungos foram identificados. Foram encontrados grupos morfológicos de bactérias bastonetes Gram positivos e negativos e cocos Gram positivos. |
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Sick building syndrome fungi bacteria air conditioner indoor air quality air ecology |
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