International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 5
First page : (1195) Last page : (1201)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5385
Aero-Microbial Assessment with Reference to Different Seasons in A Vegetable Market
Rangaswamy B. E.1, Prakash K. K.2* and Francis Fernandes2
1Professor & Head,2Research Scholar
Department of Biotechnology& Research Centre, Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Davangere-577004. Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: prakashkk83@gmail.com
Received: 4.08.2017 | Revised: 10.09.2017 | Accepted: 13.09.2017
ABSTRACT
Study on airborne concentrations of bacteria and fungi is important in improving exposure estimates and developing efficient control strategies to reduce health risk. This extramural study was therefore undertaken during 2011-12 and 2012-13 to determine the presence and seasonal distribution of the airborne microbes in the air of the vegetable market by using petri plate method. This study was aimed at understanding the distribution pattern of microbes in the air. The importance of estimation of quantity and types of airborne bacteria and fungi can be used as an index for nature of the environment, as well as an index they bear in relation to human health. The concentration of the microbes varied according to the location, altitude, season of year, condition of the surrounding area and climatic conditions. This resulted in a total of 12 identified sps of which Aspergillus, and Penicillium were dominant and in selected bacteria Staphylococcus spp and Klebsialla spp were dominant. The media used for the study of fungi was Sabaroud Chloramphenecol Agar (SCA). In the sampling bacterial counts were influenced by temperature, while aerosol fungi correlated to temperature and relative humidity. Taking into consideration the entire assay the concentration of the fungi was considerably high in the winter and rainy season where as the bacterial concentration was remarkably high in the summer season.
Key words: Fungi, Bacteria, Petri plate method, Vegetable market
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Cite this article: Rangaswamy, B.E., Prakash, K.K. and Fernandes, F., Aero-Microbial Assessment with Reference to Different Seasons in a Vegetable Market, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(5): 1195-1201 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5385
