The effects of meteorological factors on airborne fungal spore concentration in two areas differing in urbanisation level

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-73

  Oliveira, M ^a   Ribeiro, H ^a   Delgado, J L ^b   Abreu, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Meteorological factor; Portugal; Rural area; Spore concentration; Urban area

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MICROBIOLOGY; PORTUGAL; URBANIZATION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; PORTUGAL; SPORES, FUNGAL; URBANIZATION;

AGARICUS; AGROCYBE; ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; COPRINUS; DIDYMELLA; EPICOCCUM; FUNGI; GANODERMA; LEPTOSPHAERIA; PLEOSPORA; STEMPHYLIUM; USTILAGO;

EID: 57849126801     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-008-0191-2     Document Type: Article

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