Airborne bacteria and fungal spores in the indoor environment. A case study in Singapore

Acta Biotechnologica

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-73

  Goh, I ^a   Obbard, J P ^a   Viswanathan, S ^a   Huang, Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; DUST; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POPULATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SINGAPORE; SKIN CELL; TEMPERATURE; TROPICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 0034007332     PISSN: 01384988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/abio.370200111     Document Type: Article

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