Comprehensive characterization of indoor airborne bacterial profile

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1148-1152

  Chan, P L ^a,b   Yu, P H F ^b   Cheng, Y W ^a   Chan, C Y ^a   Wong, P K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

airborne bacterial profile; bacterial identification; indoor air quality

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE BACTERIA; AIRBORNE BACTERIAL PROFILE; BACILLUS SPECIES; BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIAL IDENTIFICATIONS; BACTERIAL LEVELS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HONG-KONG; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LEVEL-1; RESPIRATORY TRACT; SAFETY GUIDELINES;

AIR QUALITY; BACTERIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

BACTERIOLOGY;

AIR QUALITY; BACTERIUM; INDOOR AIR; PATHOGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CATERING SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; RESTAURANTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 68349100179     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62395-5     Document Type: Article

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