Table 2.
Major airborne microorganisms in different indoor spaces (SL- sampling location, SM-sampling method, ND- Not determined)
| SL | SM | Bacterial Concentration (cfu/m3) | Fungal Concentration (cfu/m3) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ave | Min | Max | Major genus | Ave | Min | Max | Major genus | Reference | ||
| Library | Open plate | 1476 | 367 | 2595 |
Micrococcus Staphylococcus Streptococcus Bacillus, Neisseria |
1087 | 524 | 1992 | Cladosporium Alternaria Penicillium Aspergillus | Hayleeyesus and Manaye 2014 |
| Teaching hospital | Anderson sampler | ND | ND | ND | Bacillus Micrococcus Pseudomonas Staphylococcus | ND | ND | ND |
Kocuria Fusarium Aspergillus |
Sivagnanasundaram et al. 2019 |
| Maternity home | Open plate | ND | 259 | 2665 | Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas | ND | 79 | 826 |
Aspergillus Rhizopus Mucor |
Kumar et al. 2018 |
| Hospitals | Impactor | ND | 58 | 348 | Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus, E. coli, Bacillus, Micrococcus | ND | ND | ND | ND | Kunwar et al. 2019; |
| Hospitals | Impactor | ND | ND | ND | ND | 954 | ND | ND | Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria, Talaromyces | Cho et al. 2018 |
| Hospital | Anderson sampler | 720 | ND | ND | ND | 77 | ND | ND | - | Park et al. 2013 |
| Children medical Center | Anderson sampler | ND | ND | ND | ND | 40 | ND | ND |
Penicillium, Cladosporium, Aspergillus, Sterile mycelia |
Roshan et al. 2019 |
| Laboratory | Open plate | 320 | ND | ND | Staphylococcus, Bacillus | 460 | ND | ND |
Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria |
Sheik et al. 2015 |
| College | Open plate | 290 | ND | ND | Staphylococcus, Micrococcus Bacillus | 340 | ND | ND |
Aspergillus, Alternaria, Penicillium |
Sheik et al. 2015 |
| College | Anderson sampler | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 12 | 8767 | Penicillium, Cladosporium, Alternaria, Aspergillus | Fang et al. 2019 |
| College | Anderson sampler | ND | 120 | 680 | Micrococcus, Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Pseudomonas, Streptococcus, | ND | 210 | 680 | Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Mucor, Rhizopus | Bomala et al. 2016 |
| School | Anderson sampler | ND | 120 | 720 | Micrococcus, Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus | ND | 220 | 420 | Aspergillus, Penicillium, Fusarium, Mucor, Rhizopus | Bomala et al. 2016 |
| Resident-ial house | Aerosol monitor | ND | 275 | 14,469 | Staphylococcus, Bacillus, Micrococcus, Serratia | ND | 315 | 1887 | Alternaria, Aspergillus | Sidra et al. 2015 |
| Office | Anderson sampler | ND | 14 | 494 | Micrococcus, Staphylococcus | ND | 0 | 176 | Penicillium,Aspergillus | Gołofit-Szymczak and Górny 2015 |
| Office | Anderson sampler | ND | 424 | 821 |
Staphylococcus Micrococcus |
ND | ND | ND | ND | Bragoszewska et al. 2018 |
| Offices | Open plate | ND | ND | ND |
Micrococcus, S. aureus, Streptococcus Bacillus |
ND | 734 | 4034 |
Aspergillus, Penicillium, Mucor, Cladosporium |
Moldoveanu 2015 |