Methods for sampling of airborne viruses

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 413-444

  Verreault, Daniel ^a   Moineau, Sylvain ^b,c   Duchaine, Caroline ^a,b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre de recherche en science et ingénierie des macromolécules CERSIM   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE VIRUS; CONTAMINATION; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIQIUD IMPACTOR; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SOLID IMPACTOR; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 51949085156     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00002-08     Document Type: Review

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