Seasonal occurrence of Alternaria (1993-2004) and Epicoccum (1994-2004) spores in Trieste (NE Italy)

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-70

  Rizzi Longo, Loredana ^a   Pizzulin Sauli, Marialuisa ^a   Ganis, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airborne spores; Alternaria; Epicoccum; Italy; Meteorological factors; Seasonal variation; Trieste

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPICOCCUM; FUNGUS; FUNGUS SPORE; ITALY; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WEATHER;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ALTERNARIA; ASCOMYCOTA; ITALY; SPORES, FUNGAL; TIME FACTORS; WEATHER;

ALTERNARIA; EPICOCCUM;

EID: 67650875941     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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