Abstract:
Samples were taken during the period from February 1994 to November
1994, at approximately weekly intervals at three fixed places in the vicinity
of automatic air pollution record stations. The total colony counts, CFU,
some macro-, micro-morphological and biochemical tests were recorded. The
numbered and isolated bacteria were correlated with various meteorological
and air pollution parameters. Numerous significant correlations were investigated
between CFU and temperature, endospore formic, with a temperature and pigment
production. Statistically significant positive correlations were found
between sporulation and rod cells shape, or motility, or no pigmentation
or negative correlation with coccus shape and pigmentation, positive correlation
between NO2 levels and non pigment bacteria and negative correlation of
NO3 with coccus cell shape.
| Received: 03 March 1998
Accepted: 13 November 1998 Posted: 3 April 1999 |
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