Identification and genetic diversity of Alternaria species recovered from the air of Ahvaz city, the Southwestern part of Iran.

ABSTRACT: The Alternaria genus has pathogenic, endophytic, and saprobic characteristics. Alternaria genus causes respiratory diseases, fungal allergenicity and the production of mycotoxin in food. Ahvaz city is one of the areas where the presence of dust and high humidity cause the growth and spread of fungal species in the air. Identification of Alternaria species is difficult based on morphology solely. For the first time in Ahvaz, the classification of this fungus was performed using ITS region, alta1 gene, and morphology. For the identification of Alternaria isolates in the Ahvaz city air using morphological and molecular characteristics, potato dextrose agar (PDA) media were used to culture 40 Alternaria isolates recovered from the Ahvaz city air. Afterward, the appe

SUBMITTER: Kiasat N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9520247 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature