Some studies on vertical profile of air borne mycoflora of Lahore

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1975-1980

  Shabbir, Asad ^a   Ahmed, Fatima ^a   Yousaf, Mohammad Osman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b Allergy and Asthma Institute   (Pakistan)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 70349687469     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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