Mites in dust samples collected from sleeping places in apartments

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 723-730

  Henszel, Łukasz ^a   Kalisińska, Elzbieta ^a   Kosik Bogacka, Danuta I ^a   Kuźna Grygiel, Wanda ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acarofauna; Allergenic mites; Glycyphagidae; Pyroglyphidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CHEYLETUS; CHORTOGLYPHUS ARCUATUS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; EUROGLYPHUS MAYNEI; GLYCYPHAGIDAE; HIRSTIA; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

EID: 79959405246     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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