Aerobiological study of Alternaria and Cladosporium conidia in the atmosphere of Almeria (SE Spain);Estudio aerobiológico de los conidios de Alternaria y Cladosporium en la atmósfera de la ciudad de Almería (SE de Españ̃a)

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 121-127

  Sabariego Ruiz, Silvia ^a,c   Díaz De La Guardia Guerrero, Consuelo ^b   Alba Sánchez, Francisca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Aeromycology; Altemaria; Cladosporium; Meteorological parameters; SE Spain; Seasonal and intradiurnal variations

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLADOSPORIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONIDIUM; FUNGUS SPORE; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE;

AIR; ALTERNARIA; CLADOSPORIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; SPAIN; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ALTEMARIA; ALTERNARIA; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI;

EID: 11244310528     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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