INHIBITORY EFFECT OF SOME COMMERCIAL DETERGENTS ON FUNGI ISOLATED FROM INDOOR AIR

Abstract

The present study was aimed to investigate about the inhibitory effect of some detergents spread in the Iraqi markets contain a group of fungi that pollute the air of homes for this purpose a group of indoor air pollutant fungi of the following species have been isolated such as(Aspergillus niger, Alternaria alternata, Fusarium solani, F.oxysporum, Mucore sp., Rhizopus stolanifer and Penicillium) .The species (Penicillium, Fusarium solani, and Aspergillus niger) isolated from six houses chosen randomly in variant residential neighborhoods were selected to test the ability of some commercial deteragent handwashing liquid Ays trade mark, white bleach(sodium hypochlorate) and Al Emlaq super jel(multi uses cleaning jell), which were randomly tested from the local markets of Diwaniyah city in inhibiting their growth, the results showed that Ays brand hand wash did not affect the fungus Penicillium at any concentration of the concentrations used in the study, while it had an inhibitory effect on the other two air pollutant fungi (Fusarium solani, and Aspergillus niger) while hypochlorite sodium and Al Emlaq super jel were effective on all fungi used in the study