Background

Since fungi spores have high concentrations in the atmosphere during most of the year, they have an important place in respiratory allergies. In this regard, the preparation of calendars showing fungi spore loads for residential areas has much importance in the treatment of the patients. The first aim of this study was to present the airborne fungal spore research results from Eastern Anatolia in Turkey. Then, the mold spores’ relationships with the meteorological parameters and skin prick test results were also evaluated. The presence of fungal spores was investigated using a volumetric spore trap in 2018 year.

Methods

In this study, fungal spores within the atmosphere of the Elazığ city of Turkey was measured through the volumetric method, using a Lanzoni VPPS 2000 device (VPPS 2000 Lanzoni, Bologna, Italy), in 2018 year. Annual data of temperature, humidity, precipitation and wind speed were used for comparing meteorological data with airborne fungal spore counts. In addition, 637 children who were admitted to a pediatric allergy clinic with allergic complaints were enrolled in the study.

Results

A total of 145,099 spores/m³ and 20 fungal taxa belonging to the molds were recorded. Ustilago was the predominant genus (18.10%), followed by Oidium (18.01%), Drechslera (12.82%), and Fusarium (11.60%), which were the most common fungal spores found in Elazig’s atmosphere. The total mold spores in the atmosphere reached the highest level, with 28,153 spores/m³, in July (mid-summer). Moreover, we found a positive correlation between the mold spores and the temperature, but negative correlations with the humidity and wind speed. In the skin prick tests in the children with allergic complaints, we detected sensitization to Alternaria alternata in 4.4%, Cladosporium herbarum in 3.0%, Penicillium notatum in 1.4%, and Aspergillus fumigatus in 1.1%. Additionally, there was no correlation between fungal spore concentration in the atmosphere with fungal spores sensitization in the skin prick test.

Conclusions

This study was the first aerofungal survey of the Eastern Anatolia region in Turkey; therefore, new information has been introduced in the field of aerobiology in Turkey.

中文翻译：

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土耳其埃拉泽的空气传播真菌孢子与气象参数和皮肤点刺试验结果的关系

背景

由于真菌孢子在一年中的大部分时间都在大气中浓度很高，因此它们在呼吸道过敏中占有重要地位。在这方面，为居民区准备显示真菌孢子负荷的日历对患者的治疗非常重要。本研究的第一个目的是介绍土耳其安纳托利亚东部的空气传播真菌孢子研究结果。然后，还评估了霉菌孢子与气象参数和皮肤点刺试验结果的关系。在 2018 年使用容积式孢子捕集器研究了真菌孢子的存在。

方法

在这项研究中，2018 年使用 Lanzoni VPPS 2000 设备（VPPS 2000 Lanzoni，意大利博洛尼亚）通过体积法测量了土耳其 Elazığ 市大气中的真菌孢子。温度、湿度、降水和风速的年度数据用于比较气象数据与空气中的真菌孢子计数。此外，该研究还招募了 637 名因过敏症状而入院的儿科过敏诊所的儿童。

结果

共记录了 145,099 个孢子/m ³和 20 个属于霉菌的真菌类群。Ustilago是主要属 (18.10%)，其次是Oidium (18.01%)、Drechslera (12.82%) 和Fusarium (11.60%)，它们是在埃拉泽大气中发现的最常见的真菌孢子。7 月（仲夏）大气中的霉菌孢子总数达到最高水平，为 28,153 个/m ^{3 。}此外，我们发现霉菌孢子与温度呈正相关，但与湿度和风速呈负相关。在有过敏症状的儿童的皮肤点刺试验中，我们检测到4.4%对链格孢过敏，Cladosporium herbarum 3.0%，Penicillium notatum 1.4%，烟曲霉1.1%。此外，在皮肤点刺试验中，大气中的真菌孢子浓度与真菌孢子致敏之间没有相关性。

结论

这项研究是土耳其东部安纳托利亚地区的第一次航空真菌调查；因此，土耳其的空气生物学领域引入了新的信息。