Aerosolization of particulate (1→3)-β-D-glucan from moldy materials

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 585-593

  Seo, Sung Chul ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^a   Levin, Linda ^a   Borchelt, Tiffany ^a   Grinshpun, Sergey A ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIES; BIOACTIVITY; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH CARE;

AEROSOLIZATION; CONTAMINATED SURFACES; MOLDY MATERIALS;

FUNGI;

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN;

AIR SAMPLING; BIOASSAY; BUILDING; DATA INTERPRETATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; GYPSUM; HEALTH IMPACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; TOXICITY TEST; TOXIN;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BUILDING MATERIAL; FUNGUS GROWTH; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; BETA-GLUCANS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIMULUS TEST; PARTICLE SIZE; SPORES, FUNGAL; STACHYBOTRYS;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; LIMULUS; STACHYBOTRYS CHARTARUM;

EID: 38949083298     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01791-07     Document Type: Article

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