Relationship between sampling duration and concentration of culturable airborne mould and bacteria on selected culture media

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1479-1484

  Godish, D R ^a   Godish, T J ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne bacteria; Airborne mould; Andersen N 6 sampler; Bioaerosols; Culturable mould; Sampling duration

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ALGAE; MOLDS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

AIRBORNE BACTERIA; AIRBORNE MOLD; ANDERSEN N-6 SAMPLER; BIOAEROSOLS; CULTURABLE; CULTURABLE MOLD; CULTURE MEDIUM; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; SAMPLING DURATION;

BACTERIA;

AGAR; GLYCEROL DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNGUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SAMPLING; TIMESCALE;

AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGUS CULTURE; MALT; MOULD; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; SOYBEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34250672265     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03200.x     Document Type: Article

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