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Immunology 2018
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V i e n n a , A u s t r i a
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Journal of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
ISSN 2471-304X
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ll Palynological applications and researches related to pollen
require the definition of pollens and establishment of an illustrated
Pollen Atlas. Pollen Atlas is a reference resource that records the
specimens of many species collected from local flora. It is used by
researchers involved in agriculture, forensic, allergy, phenology and
biological specialties. Furthermore, the atlas will help plant taxonomist
to solve the problems of distinguishing between the morphologically
similar plants and will improve our understanding of the evolution of
Arabian plant communities and environments. We initiated a pioneer
project on Aerobiological studies in Qatar and Sharjah: toward the
establishment of a network for pollen analysis and allergenicity;
collaborative work between Hamad Medical Corporation (Qatar), and
University of Malaga (Spain) teams working on the local flora of Qatar.
The Project aims to develop innovative solutions for the sustainable
management for the endemic flora in the Arabian Peninsula, through
the preparation of an illustrated Atlas with the most common pollen
types in the atmosphere of Qatar (Doha and Al-Khor). Pollen obtained
from flowering samples of native, ornamental, crop and horticultural
plants were collected from different parts in Qatar from January to
September 2017. A total of 277 species were collected. Reference
slides of pollens grains were prepared using each of blooming plants.
Pollen grains were mounted in glycerine jelly solution. Pollen grains are
represented by family or genus level. For each species, a high-quality
image was taken for the pollens collected from the flowering plants
with the magnification of 400 X. Differences in species, abundance and
distribution, were observed. This tool is a rapid method to identify and
determine pollen season overlap where species and genera cannot be
distinguished by microscopy. This is the first step, but we expect to
expand the process for most of the flora of Qatar.
Pollen Atlas to investigate the local flora in Qatar
Al-Nesf M
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, Gharbi D
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, El Keblawy A
2
, Trigo M M
3
and Dason
Blessing R
1
1
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha-Qatar
2
University of Sharjah, UAE
3
University of Malaga, Spain
Biography
Maryam Ali Al-Nesf Al-Mansouri has completed her MD from Sultan
Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman in 1999 and Arab Board of Medical
Specialization in 2005 in Medicine. She finished speciality training
in Pulmonary Medicine and in the Allergy and Clinical Immunology
fellowships from 2005-2009. She is the Head of Allergy and Immunology
Section, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar since 2016. Currently, she is
advancing her academic career by studying the degree of Cellular and
Molecular Medicine (MSc) (R) in the Faculty of Biomedical Science at the
University of Bristol, UK. She has publishedmore than six papers in reputed
journals and multiple abstracts.
Mariamali@hamad.qaAl-Nesf M et al., Insights Allergy Asthma Bronchitis 2018, Volume: 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-304X-C1-003