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2012(Vol.4, Issue:03)
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Atmospheric Movement of Bacteria and Fungi in Clouds of Dust in Erbil City, Iraq

Adel Kamal Khider, Jwan Jalal Abdullah and Fareed Matti Toma
Corresponding Author:  Adel Kamal Khider 
Submitted: 2011 November, 25
Accepted: 2011 December, 18
Published: 2012 March, 01
Abstract:
In this study monthly aerosol samples collected at Erbil city, Iraq, throughout 2008-2009 yielded significant concentration of viable (culture forming) bacteria and fungi only when the dust was present. The results indicated the concentration of total bacteria was ranged from 3×104 to 36×106 CFU/g, and concentration of fungi varied a wide range from 6×103 to 36×103 CFU/g. The dominant group of bacteria isolated from the dust was Pseudomonas 25.6%, including P. corrugate, P. diminuta, P. marginata and P. agaramicus, followed by Zanthomonas 17.9%, including Z. orgzae, Staphylococcus 12.8%, including S. xylosus, S. epidermidis, S. homonis and S. cohini, Bacillus 10.2%, including B. subtilis and B. licheniformis, Curtobacterium, Micrococcus and Streptococcus 5.1%, Ctrubacterium, Rhodococcus and Agrobacterium 3.4%. Our data also confirms the existence of Aspergillus which comprised 23.4% of fungi colonies, followed by Penicillium 12.8%, Emerciella sp. 10.62%, Tetracoccosporium, Eurotium sp. 8.51%, Rhizopus sp., Sterile fungus, Trichocladium sp. 6.4%, Alternaria sp., Phoma sp., Yeast, Curvularia sp., Ascochyta sp., Taeniolella sp., Trichophyton, Fusarium sp., 2.12% of total isolated fungi.

Key words:  Bacteria, dust, Erbil, fungi, Iraq, microbial transport,
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Adel Kamal Khider, Jwan Jalal Abdullah and Fareed Matti Toma, . Atmospheric Movement of Bacteria and Fungi in Clouds of Dust in Erbil City, Iraq. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (03): 303-307.
ISSN (Online):  2041-0492
ISSN (Print):   2041-0484
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