Species-specific fungal DNA in airborne dust as surrogate for occupational mycotoxin exposure?

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2543-2558

  Halstensen, Anne Straumfors ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fungi; Inhalation; Mycotoxin exposure; Occupational exposure; PCR

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; GENOMIC DNA; MYCOTOXIN;

AIRBORNE FUNGUS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DUST; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS; HEALTH HAZARD; INHALATION; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY;

FUNGI;

EID: 58149239966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms9122543     Document Type: Review

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