Characteristics and antibiogram of airborne bacterial communities

Authors

  • Md Abdul Karim Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • Mehedi Al Masum Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v49i4.52501

Keywords:

Airborne bacterial composition, Antibiogram, Seasonality

Abstract

Composition and concentration of the bacterial communities in air of using a culture-dependent plate exposure technique and air sampling with filter were analysed. An average value of 2.8 x 103 bacterial CFU/m3 was found in different seasons. A total of 8 bacterial genera were identified among 58 species. The most predominant bacteria were Bacillus (73%), Planococcus (9%), Staphylococcus (6%), Micrococcus (4%), Deinococcus (2%), Arthrobacter (2%), Microbacterium (2%), and Exiguobacterium (2%). The distribution of predominant airborne bacteria varied greatly between different sampling sites and seasons and was limited by environmental parameters, as well as human activities.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Karim, M. A., & Al Masum, M. (2020). Characteristics and antibiogram of airborne bacterial communities. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 49(4), 937–947. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v49i4.52501

Issue

Vol. 49 No. 4 (2020)

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