Evaluation of bio-aerosols at an animal feed manufacturing industry: A case study

Aerobiologia

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-95

  Abdel Hameed, A A ^a   Shakour, A A ^a   Yasser, H I ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aeroallergens; Air; Animal feed industry; Microorganisms; Suspended dust

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENTEROBACTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA; MEASUREMENT; MICROORGANISM; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; KLEBSIELLA; NEGIBACTERIA; PENICILLIUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038035106     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024441106818     Document Type: Article

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