Study of airborne fungal spores in Madrid, Spain

Aerobiologia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-142

  Herrero, Alberto Díez ^a   Ruiz, Silvia Sabariego ^a   Bustillo, Montserrat Gutiérrez ^a   Morales, Patricia Cervigón ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Public Health Institute   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Ambient fungi; Madrid (Spain); Meteorological parameters

Indexed keywords

AGARICALES; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BASIDIOMYCETES; CLADOSPORIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONIDIUM; COPRINUS; FUNGUS SPORE; METEOROLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; TELIOSPORE; USTILAGO;

AGARICALES; CLADOSPORIUM; COPRINUS; FUNGI; PLEOSPORA; USTILAGO;

EID: 33748554175     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-006-9025-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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