Fungal spores in the atmosphere of Rzeszów (South-East Poland)

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 285-289

  Kasprzyk, Idalia ^a   Rzepowska, Barbara ^a   Wasylów, Magdalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RZESZÓW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aeromycology; Allergy; Bioaerosol; Conidia; Fungal calendar; Fungal spores; Fungi; Spore concentration

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENICITY; ALTERNARIA; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BOTRYTIS; CLADOSPORIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONIDIUM; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DRECHSLERA; EPICOCCUM; FUNGUS SPORE; GANODERMA; NONHUMAN; PITHOMYCES; POACEAE; POLAND; POLLEN; POLYTHRINCIUM; STEMPHYLIUM; TAXON; VOLUMETRY;

CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; POLAND; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS; SPORES;

ALTERNARIA; ARTEMISIA; BOTRYTIS; CLADOSPORIUM; DRECHSLERA; EPICCOCUM; EPICOCCUM; FUNGI; GANODERMA; PITHOMYCES; POACEAE; STEMPHYLIUM; TORULA;

EID: 11244320519     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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