Comparison of Atmospheric Fungal Spore Concentrations between Two Main Cities in the Caribbean Basin.

IF 0.4 4区医学 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2020-09-01

Félix E Rivera-Mariani, Michel Almaguer, María Jesús Aira, Benjamín Bolaños-Rosero

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Abstract

Objective: Fungal spores are ubiquitous in the atmosphere worldwide, but their distribution is not homogeneous at different locations. Most studies have compared airborne fungal spores ecology in temperate zones, but less is known about the tropics.

Methods: This study compared, through statistical analysis of archived datasets, the predominant fungal groups, patterns and meteorological variables affecting airborne fungal spore concentrations between two major cities in the Caribbean (Havana and San Juan) during the year 2015.

Results: In Havana, the predominant fungal group was Cladosporium while in San Juan were basidiospores. Our data provide evidence of differences and similarities in the monthly distribution of airborne spores in Havana and San Juan, but Cladosporium, ascospores y basidiospores had comparable hourly patterns in both cities and were affected by the same meteorological variables.

Conclusion: Our study provides additional evidence to help design allergy interventions.

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加勒比海盆地两个主要城市大气真菌孢子浓度的比较。

目的：真菌孢子在全球大气中无处不在，但其在不同地点的分布却不尽相同。大多数研究比较了温带地区的气载真菌孢子生态学，但对热带地区的研究较少：本研究通过对存档数据集进行统计分析，比较了 2015 年加勒比海地区两个主要城市（哈瓦那和圣胡安）的主要真菌群、模式以及影响空气中真菌孢子浓度的气象变量：在哈瓦那，最主要的真菌群是Cladosporium，而在圣胡安则是basidiospores。我们的数据提供了哈瓦那和圣胡安空气传播孢子月度分布异同的证据，但在这两个城市，克拉多孢子菌、子囊孢子和基生孢子的小时分布模式相似，且受相同气象变量的影响：我们的研究为设计过敏干预措施提供了更多证据。

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