Inhibition of quantitative PCR analysis of fungal conidia associated with indoor air particulate matter

Aerobiologia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-45

  McDevitt, James J ^a,b   Lees, Peter S J ^a   Merz, William G ^c   Schwab, Kellogg J ^a  

^a The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne fungi; Aspergillus fumigatus; Conidia; Particulate matter; Quantitative PCR; Sample inhibition

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ANAEROBIC FILTER; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 34248210677     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-006-9047-6     Document Type: Article

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