Fungi were sampled 1 m above the ground using an Mas 100 Eco air sampler (Merck) with 400 holes (hole to agar impactor) and Malt agar (BBL) plates supplemented with50 mg/ml of streptomycin and 20,000 IU/ml of penicillin. Theimpaction velocity of the sampler is approximately 10.8 m/s and airflow rate 100 l/min. A volume of 50 l (30 s) was chosenfor sampling. After field sampling, the plates were incubated at 25 ± 2°C, after which the developed fungal colonieswere counted after 3, 5, and 7 days. The concentrations of airborne fungi were expressed as colony forming units per cubic meter (cfu/m3). Fellers correction was not applied[13]. The airborne fungi were identified on the basis of their macro- and microscopic characteristics after subculturing on Czapek, Malt extract and Potato Dextrose agar, according to the manual