Table 1.
Fungal spore concentrations (CFU/m3) collected from outdoor samples over 8 years. Data are presented as minimum-maximum (average). Data are presented in CFU/m3.
Fig 1.
Monthly concentration (CFU/m3) of total fungal spore counts.
Asterisks denote statistical significance (p < 0.05).
Fig 2.
Composition of fungal genera in the atmosphere over the study period.
Fig 3.
Statistically significant prevalence of airborne fungal genera per month during the study period.
Statistical significance (P < 0.05) is denoted in red.
Table 2.
Monthly similarity index with respect to daily fungal distribution. Similarity was determined through the weighted Jaccard similarity coefficient. Blue denotes maximal similarity, whereas red denotes minimal similarity.
Table 3.
Similarity indices between intra-diurnal periods with respect to the daily fungal distribution. Similarity was determined through the weighted Jaccard similarity coefficient.
Fig 4.
Differences in the atmospheric fungal load between the am and pm sampling periods over the study period. asterisk denotes statistical significance (p < 0.05).
Table 4.
Values of the monthly meteorological parameters of Kuwait City during the study period.
Fig 5.
Correlations between meteorological data and captured fungal bioaerosols during the study period.
Blue denotes a positive correlation, and red denotes a negative correlation. Values between 0.5 and 1 imply strong correlations, values between 0.3 and 0.49 imply moderate correlations, and values below 0.29 imply weak or no correlations. Asterisks indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05).