Fungal colonization of automobile air conditioning systems

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 150-153

  Simmons, R B ^a   Noble, J A ^a   Rose, L ^a   Price, D L ^b   Crow, S A ^a   Ahearn, D G ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Interface Research Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioners, fungi; Automobiles; Fungal colonization

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; AUREOBASIDIUM; CAR; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMIDITY; ODOR; PENICILLIUM;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; AUREOBASIDIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM VIRIDICATUM;

EID: 0030726917     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900451     Document Type: Article

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