Measurements of total and culturable bacteria in the alfresco atmosphere using a wet-cyclone sampler

Aerobiologia

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-332

  Lighthart, Bruce ^a,c   Tong, Yongi ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^c Microbial Aerosol Res Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Culturable bacteria; Cyclone sampler; Total bacteria

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032440173     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02694301     Document Type: Article

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