2021
Yes
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34498118/#:~:text=Fungal%20spore%20richness%20in%20schools,not%20during%20the%20hot%20season.
Minahan, Nicholas
Asia
Observational
Epidemiology Study
Elementary (K-5)
Middle/Jr High (6-8)
Temperature
Humidity
Fungi
Allergens
Aeroallergen
Airborne fungi
Amplicon sequencing
Dispersal
Indoors
Passive sampling
Fungal spore richness in schools had a strong positive correlation with the amount of surrounding forest cover during the cool
season, but not during the hot season. Fungal assemblages in schools were more similar during the hot season due to the increased
ubiquity of
Agaricomycetes
genera. These observations indicate dispersal limitation at the kilometer scale during the cool season
and increased long-distance dispersal during the hot season. Several allergenic fungi were commonly identified in schools,
including some previously overlooked by conventional methods, which may be targeted as sensitizing agents in future investi-
gations into atopic conditions.
season, but not during the hot season. Fungal assemblages in schools were more similar during the hot season due to the increased
ubiquity of
Agaricomycetes
genera. These observations indicate dispersal limitation at the kilometer scale during the cool season
and increased long-distance dispersal during the hot season. Several allergenic fungi were commonly identified in schools,
including some previously overlooked by conventional methods, which may be targeted as sensitizing agents in future investi-
gations into atopic conditions.