Analysis of culturable bacterial and fungal aerosol diversity obtained using different samplers and culturing methods

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1143-1153

  Xu, Zhenqiang ^a   Yao, Maosheng ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR PLATES; BACTERIAL AEROSOLS; BIOAEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL AEROSOL; CELLULOSE ESTERS; CLADOSPORIUM; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; COLONY FORMING UNITS; CULTURABLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROSTATIC SAMPLERS; FUNGAL COMMUNITY; GELATIN FILTERS; GRAVITATIONAL SETTLINGS; HIGH FLOW; IMPACTORS; MICROSCOPIC IDENTIFICATION; PCR-DGGE; SAMPLER DESIGN; SAMPLING TOOLS; VISIBLE BAND;

ALGAE; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CENTRIFUGATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROSTATICS; ESTERS; FUNGI; GELS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYSACCHARIDES; SAMPLING;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALTERNARIA; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOSENSOR; CLADOSPORIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM;

EID: 79956292378     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2011.582195     Document Type: Article

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