title: House Dust Mites in Erzincan Province.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We aimed to determine the species of the house dust mites seen in Erzincan, the number of mites per gram of dust in the houses, and the relationship between temperature and the number of mite specimens.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this purpose, 54 dust samples collected from 18 houses located in different districts of Erzincan province between November 2013 and January 2014. These samples were examined by a lactic acid precipitation method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the houses in which the dust samples were collected, 94.44% were found to be positive in terms of mites. A total of 844 mite specimens were isolated from the dust samples, and the mean number of mites per gram of dust was found to be 18.34. The most common species was found to be Acarus siro (55.55%) and was followed by Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (50.00%), Tyrophagus putrescentiae (22.22%), Histiostoma sp. (22.22%), Lepidoglyphus destructor (16.66%), T. perniciosus(11.11%), Euroglyphus maynei (11.11%), Glycyphagus privatus (11.11%), Cheyletus sp. (11.11%), Tarsonemus sp. (11.11%), and Tetranychus sp. (11.11%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mite-holding rate of the houses in Erzincan province was found to be 94.44%. The mean number of mites per gram of dust was found to be 18.34. The most common mite species was A. siro, which was followed by D. pteronyssinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Erzincan University Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Erzincan, Turkey. ezeytun@erzincan.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zeytun
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: Medeni
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aykut
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Özçiçek
authors.forename: Edhem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ünver
authors.forename: Adalet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özçiçek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D040002:Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D039981:Pyroglyphidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D013696:Temperature; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D004391:Dust