Isolation, identification and testing for allergenicity of fungi from air-conditioned indoor environments

Aerobiologia

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 119-123

  Khan, A A Haleem ^a   Karuppayil, S Mohan ^a   Manoharachary, C ^b   Kunwar, I K ^b   Waghray, S ^c  

^a SWAMI RAMANAND TEERTH MARATHWADA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c KAMINENI HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

Allergenicity; Allergic; Aspergillus; Penicillium; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ALLERGENICITY; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; FUNGI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM CITRINUM; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE;

EID: 67349209947     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-009-9114-x     Document Type: Article

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