Seasonal variation of fungal spore populations in the atmosphere of Zarqa area, Jordan

Aerobiologia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 263-276

  Abu Dieyeh, Mohammed H ^a   Barham, Raghda ^a   Abu Elteen, Khaled ^a   Al Rashidi, Radhi ^a   Shaheen, Inaam ^b  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobiology; Aeromycology; Airborne; Fungal spores; Jordan

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALTERNARIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM; JORDAN; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPRING; ULOCLADIUM; WINTER; YEAST;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; PENICILLIUM; ULOCLADIUM;

EID: 78149465051     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-010-9162-2     Document Type: Article

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