Quantitative PCR analysis of house dust can reveal abnormal mold conditions

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 615-620

  Meklin, Teija ^a,c   Haugland, Richard A ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^b   Varma, Manju ^a   Lummus, Zana ^b   Bernstein, David ^b   Wymer, Larry J ^a   Vesper, Stephen J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HOUSE DUST; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MOULD; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASPERGILLUS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; HOUSING; MYCOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; ASPERGILLUS PENICILLIOIDES; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM SPHAEROSPERMUM; EUROTIUM; FUNGI;

EID: 3242882479     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b400250d     Document Type: Article

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