Characterization of the microbial community in indoor environments by chemical marker analysis: An update and critical evaluation

Indoor Air, Supplement

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 20-26

  Sebastian, A ^a   Szponar, B ^a,b   Larsson, L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF IMMUNOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Chemical markers; Endotoxin; Ergosterol; Indoor air; Microbiology; Muramic acid

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AMBIENT AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOUSE DUST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PECTINATUS CEREVISIIPHILUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); PECTINATUS CEREVISIIPHILUS;

EID: 20444412371     PISSN: 09085920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00341.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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