A report on Penicillium in the intramural and extramural air of residential areas of Nagpur city (India)

Aerobiologia

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 229-236

  Sawane, Archana Manish ^a,b   Saoji, Aarti Ashok ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Allergy; Indoor air; Outdoor air; Penicillium

Indexed keywords

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL; INDIA; PENICILLIUM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PENICILLIUM OXALICUM; PENICILLIUM SCLEROTIORUM;

EID: 19944434351     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-004-1187-y     Document Type: Article

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