Amoebae and other protozoa in material samples from moisture-damaged buildings

Environmental Research

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 250-256

  Yli Pirilä, Terhi ^a   Kusnetsov, Jaana ^a   Haatainen, Susanna ^b   Hänninen, Marja ^a   Jalava, Pasi ^a   Reiman, Marjut ^b   Seuri, Markku ^b   Hirvonen, Maija Riitta ^a   Nevalainen, Aino ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amoebae; Bacteria; Fungi; Moisture damaged buildings; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; FUNGUS; MICROORGANISM; PROTOZOAN;

ACREMONIUM; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BUILDING; CHAETOMIUM; CILIATE; FLAGELLATE; HEALTH CARE; HUMIDITY; LEGIONELLA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SAMPLE; TRICHODERMA;

AMOEBA; ANIMALS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PROTOZOA; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHAETOMIUM; CHLAMYDIAE; CILIOPHORA; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; FUNGI; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 4644265706     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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