Rapid detection and quantification of Aspergillus fumigatus in environmental air samples using solid-phase cytometry

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3233-3239

  Vanhee, Lies M E ^a   Nelis, Hans J ^a   Coenye, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLES; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CULTURE-BASED METHODS; CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENT LABELING; INFECTION CONTROL; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; LOW DETECTION LIMIT; MICROCOLONIES; MICROSCOPIC IDENTIFICATION; PAECILOMYCES; PURE CULTURE; RAPID DETECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID-PHASE;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNGUS; MORPHOLOGY; SPORE;

ACCURACY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMETRY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; PAECILOMYCES; RHIZOPUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID PHASE CYTOMETRY;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SPORES, FUNGAL;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; FUNGI; PAECILOMYCES VARIOTII; RHIZOPUS STOLONIFER;

EID: 66449093693     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es803435a     Document Type: Article

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