Air Microbial Contamination at the HolyMosque, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Date Added
02/07/2022
Content Type
Documentary
Category
Researches
Link to Content
Subject Area
Mosques
Author
A.A.ABDEL HAMEED and T. HABEEBALLAH
Publisher Name
Enviro Research Publishers
Year of Publication
2013
Description
Airborne microbial contamination was collected from the main directions of the holy mosque
(Al-Haram mosque), Makkah city, by using the gravitational method.Bacteria, fungi and actinomycete
concentrations ranged between 1470 - 21800 CFU/m3
; 44 - 572 CFU/m3
, and 0.0 - 264 CFU/m3
,
respectively at all directions. Bacterial concentrations significantly differed between directions,
and Gram positive bacteria constituted ~ 90-100% of the total bacterial isolates. Gammaproteo
bacteria were the common Gram negative bacteria, and Aspergillus was the predominant fungal
genera. Mesophilic bacteria negatively related (P< 0.05) with relative humidity. Human activities
had more effective influence on the microbial concentrations than the meteorological factors.