Incidence of Microascus/Scopulariopsis Species Complex (Microascales:Ascomycota) in Fitted Carpet Dust From Residential Houses and Mosques in Duhok Province, Iraq
One hundred samples of carpet dusts (50 samples from residential houses and 50 samples from mosques) were surveyed for the presence of the potentially pathogenic fungi Microascus/Scopulariopsis species complex (Microascales:Ascomycota). The samples were collected from different sites in Duhok pro...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Ishik University
2017-09-01
|
| Series: | Eurasian Journal of Science and Engineering |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://eajse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Incidence-of-Microascus-Scopulariopsis-Species-Complex-Microascales-Ascomycota-in-Fitted-Carpet-Dust-From-Residential-Houses-and-Mosques-in-Duhok-Province-Iraq.pdf |
| Summary: | One hundred samples of carpet dusts (50 samples from residential houses and 50 samples
from mosques) were surveyed for the presence of the potentially pathogenic fungi
Microascus/Scopulariopsis species complex (Microascales:Ascomycota). The samples were collected
from different sites in Duhok province,Kurdistan region,Iraq, during September, 2014 to May, 2015.
Four species of Microascus (M.brunneosporus, M.cirrosus, M.pyramidus and M.paisii) and three species
of Scopulariopsis (S.asperula, S.brevccaulis and S.flava) were identified. Acaulium acremonium
(=Scopulariopsis acremonium) was also detected. The diagnostic features of the reported species based
on micro-morphological features of their reproductive structures were provided. M.brunneosporus
represents a new record for the Iraqi mycobiota. The identified species were reported in several
publications as potentially pathogenic to human. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2414-5629 2414-5602 |