Airborne fungi in Isfahan and evaluation of allergenic responses of their extracts in animal model

Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 155-160

  Chadeganipour, Mostafa ^a   Shadzi, Shahla ^a   Nilipour, Shahi ^a   Ahmadi, Gholamreza ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Airborne fungi; Allergenicity; Isfahan; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL EXTRACT;

AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALTERNARIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GEOTRICHUM; INCUBATION TIME; IRAN; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRICK TEST; RABBIT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TRICHOSPORON;

ALTERNARIA; ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; GEOTRICHUM; PENICILLIUM; TRICHOSPORON (UNCLASSIFIED);

EID: 77957766993     PISSN: 20083645     EISSN: 20084161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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