Hema Priyamvada

TL;DR: This study sampled and quantified the three most dominantly found allergenic airborne fungi from ambient PM10 samples using the quantitative PCR (qPCR) technique in a southern tropical Indian region for one full year to obtain firsthand and preliminary information about the causative fungal allergen to the inhabitants exposed to bioaerosols.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provided a first-hand account about PM and bioaerosols simultaneously measured and compared from diverse yet commonly encountered indoor locations of southern Indian region, such as laboratory, students' office, air-conditioned room, eatery, and residence.

TL;DR: In this paper, the morphological characteristics of bioaerosols from marine urban and high altitude continental regions in Southern India were analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) coupled with Energy-dispersive Spectra Detector (EDX/EDS).

TL;DR: The findings from this ecosystem of India will enhance the understanding of the distribution, diversity, ecology, and biological prospects of terrestrial macrofungi as well as their potential to contribute to airborne fungal aerosols.

TL;DR: The diversity, abundance, and ice nucleating ability of bacteria present in the rainwater collected at Chennai, during summer and two contrasting monsoon seasons, is reported.