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Assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes

The study aimed to determine the fungal diversity in clinical waste samples from a healthcare facility in Penang Malaysia. Different fungi species were detected in 83.75 % of the 92 clinical waste samples that were screened from different sections of the healthcare facility. One hundred fifty fungal...

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Main Authors: Ali Noman, Efaq, Algheethi -, Adel Ali Saeed Abduh, Nik Ab. Rahman, Nik Norulaini, Nagao, Hideyuki, Ab Kadir, Mohd Omar
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Language:English
Published: Springer 2016
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TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5323/1/AJ%202017%20%28767%29.pdf
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7161-8
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.53232022-01-09T03:34:13Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5323/ Assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes Ali Noman, Efaq Algheethi -, Adel Ali Saeed Abduh Nik Ab. Rahman, Nik Norulaini Nagao, Hideyuki Ab Kadir, Mohd Omar TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes The study aimed to determine the fungal diversity in clinical waste samples from a healthcare facility in Penang Malaysia. Different fungi species were detected in 83.75 % of the 92 clinical waste samples that were screened from different sections of the healthcare facility. One hundred fifty fungal isolates comprising of 8 genera and 36 species were obtained. They were purified by using single spore isolation technique. Subsequently, the isolates were identified by phenotypic method based on morphological and culture characteristics on different culture media. Among all fungal isolates, Aspergillus spp. in section Nigri 10.2 %, Aspergillus niger 9.5 %, Aspergillus fumigatus 8.8 %, Penicillium. simplicissium 8 %, Aspergillus tubingensis 7.3 %, Aspergillus terreus var. terreus 6.6 %, Penicillium waksmanii 5.9 % and Curvularia lunata 6.5 % were the most frequent. Among five sections of the Wellness Centre, the clinical wastes collected from the diagnostic labs of haematology section had the highest numbers of fungal species (29 species). Glove wastes had the highest numbers of fungal species (19 species) among 17 types of clinical wastes screened. Among all fungal species, Aspergillus spp. exhibited higher growth at 37 °C than at 28 °C, indicating the potential of these opportunistic fungi to cause diseases in human. These results indicated the potential of hospital wastes as reservoirs for fungal species. Springer 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5323/1/AJ%202017%20%28767%29.pdf Ali Noman, Efaq and Algheethi -, Adel Ali Saeed Abduh and Nik Ab. Rahman, Nik Norulaini and Nagao, Hideyuki and Ab Kadir, Mohd Omar (2016) Assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23 (9). pp. 19806-19824. ISSN 1614-7499 https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7161-8
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topic TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
spellingShingle TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
TD783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
Ali Noman, Efaq
Algheethi -, Adel Ali Saeed Abduh
Nik Ab. Rahman, Nik Norulaini
Nagao, Hideyuki
Ab Kadir, Mohd Omar
Assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes
description The study aimed to determine the fungal diversity in clinical waste samples from a healthcare facility in Penang Malaysia. Different fungi species were detected in 83.75 % of the 92 clinical waste samples that were screened from different sections of the healthcare facility. One hundred fifty fungal isolates comprising of 8 genera and 36 species were obtained. They were purified by using single spore isolation technique. Subsequently, the isolates were identified by phenotypic method based on morphological and culture characteristics on different culture media. Among all fungal isolates, Aspergillus spp. in section Nigri 10.2 %, Aspergillus niger 9.5 %, Aspergillus fumigatus 8.8 %, Penicillium. simplicissium 8 %, Aspergillus tubingensis 7.3 %, Aspergillus terreus var. terreus 6.6 %, Penicillium waksmanii 5.9 % and Curvularia lunata 6.5 % were the most frequent. Among five sections of the Wellness Centre, the clinical wastes collected from the diagnostic labs of haematology section had the highest numbers of fungal species (29 species). Glove wastes had the highest numbers of fungal species (19 species) among 17 types of clinical wastes screened. Among all fungal species, Aspergillus spp. exhibited higher growth at 37 °C than at 28 °C, indicating the potential of these opportunistic fungi to cause diseases in human. These results indicated the potential of hospital wastes as reservoirs for fungal species.
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author Ali Noman, Efaq
Algheethi -, Adel Ali Saeed Abduh
Nik Ab. Rahman, Nik Norulaini
Nagao, Hideyuki
Ab Kadir, Mohd Omar
author_facet Ali Noman, Efaq
Algheethi -, Adel Ali Saeed Abduh
Nik Ab. Rahman, Nik Norulaini
Nagao, Hideyuki
Ab Kadir, Mohd Omar
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title Assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes
title_short Assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes
title_full Assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes
title_fullStr Assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes
title_sort assessment of relevant fungal species in clinical solid wastes
publisher Springer
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5323/1/AJ%202017%20%28767%29.pdf
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5323/
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