Author(s): Hamid Mohammed Al-Gabr, Amin Alwaseai, Zaineb Alsabahey, Yusra Alsabahey, Adnan Wasel, Eiman Alrmah, Saoud Hansh, Malak Alhmiary, Sadeg Alyobui and Alwi Babki
Article publication date: 2016-06-01
Vol. 34 No. 3/4 (yearly), pp. 106-113.
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Keywords
Fungi, drinking water, Aspergillus, Fusarium. Digestive system, urology, Yemen.
Abstract
Drinking water sources contain different kinds of biological pollutants, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi. Furthermore, some of biological pollutants may cause health problems. Albayda governorate has witnessed many diseases due to using water from open wells. As a result, the purpose of this report is to address the occurrence and frequency of fungi in drinking water in Albayda governorate, Yemen
during the winter and summer seasons. 90 samples drinking water from 5 different
sites were collected for isolation and identification of fungi. The results indicate that
the most genera were dominant ( Aspergillus spp., Fusarium sp., Penicillium sp. ). In
addition, some genera were observed in low frequency as Exophiala sp., pythium,
Phialophora sp, Bipolaris sp, Coccidioides sp. Moreover, the results indicate that the
most frequency of waterborne diseases in this governorate were Diarrhea, Illnesses
of digestive system, and diseases of urology. Other diseases were also seen in low
frequency, and the most notable category was over the category of susceptible age
(15-45).