Influence of urban climate upon distribution of airborne Deuteromycete spore concentrations in Mexico City

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-80

  Calderon C ^a   Lacey, J ^b   McCartney, A ^b   Rosas, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Deuteromycetes; Fungal spores; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; DEUTEROMYCETE; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI;

EID: 0003086045     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050021     Document Type: Article

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