Fungal volatile fingerprints: Discrimination between dermatophyte species and strains by means of an electronic nose

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 117-120

  Sahgal, Natasha ^a   Magan, Naresh ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dermatophytes; Electronic nose; Metal oxide sensors; Strain and species differentiation; Volatile fingerprints

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SENSORS; DERMATOLOGY; MOS DEVICES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SENSOR ARRAYS; STRAIN;

DERMATOPHYTES; METAL OXIDE SENSORS; VOLATILE FINGERPRINTS;

FUNGI;

EID: 41449111115     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.12.019     Document Type: Article

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