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A survey of airborne yeasts in Amritsar has been carried out by the petri plate exposure method for a period of one year. A total of 14 yeasts species appeared on the plates. Candida was the commonest yeast representing 43.1% of the total colony count followed by Rhodotorula and Torulopsis. There was a seasonal variation in the concentration of the yeasts in the atmosphere. Maximal numbers were recorded in October and minima during January–February.
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Sandhu, D.K., Waraich, M.K. Airborne yeasts in Amritsar (India). Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 47, 571–576 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443243
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