Distribution and identification of airborne fungi in railway stations in Tokyo, Japan

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 186-193

  Kawasaki, Tamami ^a   Kyotani, Takashi ^a   Ushiogi, Tomoyoshi ^a   Izumi, Yasuhiko ^a   Lee, Hunjun ^b   Hayakawa, Toshio ^a  

^a RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Hygiene and Microbiology Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne fungi; Railway station; Underground platform

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; FUNGI;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS; HUMIDITY; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM; RAILWAY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGI; HUMIDITY; PENICILLIUM; RAILROADS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TOKYO;

EID: 77956928583     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.O9022     Document Type: Article

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