Exposure to airborne microorganisms, hyphal fragments, and pollen in a field of organically grown strawberries

Aerobiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-23

  Tendal, Kira ^a   Madsen, Anne Mette ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allergens; Bioaerosols; Biological control; Cladosporium; Fungi; Horticulture; Working environment

Indexed keywords

ENDO 1,3 BETA GLUCANASE; ENDOTOXIN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLADOSPORIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS SPORE; HYPOCREA LIXII; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC FARMING; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAWBERRY; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA POLYSPORUM;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CLADOSPORIUM; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; HYPOCREA LIXII; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 79951673239     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-010-9171-1     Document Type: Article

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