| Author(s) | Abdullah M. K. AI-Falih |
| Affiliation | Department of Science (Biology), Teachers College in Riyadh, P. O. Box 4341. Riyadh 11491, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | Microbial Air Pollution of Muna Area, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Science. Volume 13, No 2. (2001/1421) |
| Abstract | The air-borne fungal and bacterial flora at Muna, Saudi Arabia during Al-Hajj season 1419 H were screened. The screened areas included a food market, King Khaled bridge, Jamarat bridge, King Pahad tunnel, muasim tunnel and the central area. A total of thirty eight species of fungi and nineteen bacterial species belonging to six genera were isolated. The commonest fungi isolated were Cladosporium herbarum and Penicillium citrinum while the commonest bacterium was Bacillus subtilis. In all the localities, the highest number of fungal and bacterial colonies were obtained from air in the central area, followed by Jamarat bridge and the food market. The number of fungal and bacterial colonies was in general higher in densely populated than in less populated areas. |
