Variation assessment of airborne Alternaria and Cladosporium spores at different bioclimatical conditions

Mycological Research

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 497-507

  Rodríguez Rajo, F Javier ^a   Iglesias, Isabel ^a   Jato, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; SPORE;

ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM CLADOSPORIOIDES; FUNGI;

EID: 18244398701     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204001777     Document Type: Article

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