Taxonomic history and current status of Stachybotrys chartarum and related species

Indoor Air, Supplement

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 5-10

  Li, D W ^a,b   Yang, C S ^a  

^a P and K Microbiology Services Inc   (United States)

^b IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

Conidia; Morphology; Stachybotrys chartarum; Taxonomic status

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; STACHYBOTRYS CHLOROHALONATA; STACHYBOTRYS ELEGANS; STACHYBOTRYS MICROSPORA; STACHYBOTRYS NEPHROSPORA; STACHYBOTRYS YUMANENSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAXONOMY;

FUNGI; STACHYBOTRYS; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; STACHYBOTRYS CHLOROHALONATA; STACHYBOTRYS ELEGANS; STACHYBOTRYS MICROSPORA; STACHYBOTRYS NEPHROSPORA;

EID: 20444421538     PISSN: 09085920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00339.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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