Air sampling of Aspergillus fumigatus and other thermotolerant fungi: Comparative performance of the Sartorius MD8 airport and the Merck MAS-100 portable bioaerosol sampler

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 210, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 733-739

  Engelhart, Steffen ^a   Glasmacher, Axel ^a   Simon, Arne ^a   Exner, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Field study; Sampler performance; Thermotolerant fungi

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI;

EID: 36049042728     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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