Isolation, identification, seasonal distribution of outdoor fungi in Adana and correlation of alergic reactions

In this study, It was tried to determine the isolation, identification, seasonal distribution and correlation of allergic disases of outdoor fungi in ADANA, at 6 different area. For isolation of atmospheric fungi, samples collected from air with ECO MASS 100 Aerosampler equipment and plated on to the Rose Bengal Streptomycine Agar, then all plates incubated at 25?C for 14 days. Genus of the isolated fungus were identified based on micro- and macromorphology with the pigmentation of colonies at the bottom and surface of grown on CZ, MEA ad PDA media. Sampling was performed once a month, twelve times during the year, from february 2005 to January 2006. Total 3220 fungi colonies were isolated and as a result total 9 different genus of fungi were identified. These are Cladosporium 1436 (44,5%), Penicillium 644 (20%), Aspergillus 548 (17.0%), Alternaria 176 (5.4%), steril 63 (1.95%), Rhizopus 44 (1.36%), Fusarium 29 (0.90%), Acremonium18 (0.55%) Trichoderma 9 (0.27%), Chatemonium 1 (0.03%) and the others 252 (%7.8). A significant correlation was found between atmospheric fungi concentration and allergic diseases, the pediatric allergy clinic of Çukurova University Hospita