Airborne Fungal Spore Review, New Advances and Automatisation

Moises Martinez-Bracero; Emma Markey; Jerry Hourihane Clancy; Eoin J. McGillicuddy; Gavin Sewell; David J. O’connor

doi:10.3390/atmos13020308

Airborne Fungal Spore Review, New Advances and Automatisation

Moises Martinez-Bracero, Emma Markey, Jerry Hourihane Clancy, Eoin J. McGillicuddy, Gavin Sewell, David J. O’connor

Technological University Dublin

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Abstract

Fungal spores make up a significant portion of Primary Biological Aerosol Particles (PBAPs) with large quantities of such particles noted in the air. Fungal particles are of interest because of their potential to affect the health of both plants and humans. They are omnipresent in the atmosphere year-round, with concentrations varying due to meteorological parameters and location. Equally, differences between indoor and outdoor fungal spore concentrations and dispersal play an important role in occupational health. This review attempts to summarise the different spore sampling methods, identify the most important spore types in terms of negative effects on crops and the public, the factors affecting their growth/dispersal, and different methods of predicting fungal spore concentrations currently in use.

Original language	English
Article number	308
Journal	Atmosphere
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13020308 https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13020308
Publication status	Published - Feb 2022

Keywords

Automatic
Bioaerosol sampling
Fungal spores
Modelling
PBAP
Review

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