Aero-microbiological study on distribution pattern of bacteria and fungi during weekdays at two different locations in urban atmosphere of Gwalior, Central India

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 6, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 5435-5441

  Kumar, Pramod ^a   Mahor, Pawan ^a   Goel, A K ^a   Kamboj, D V ^a   Kumar, Om ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Airborne; Bacteria; Fungi; Meteorological factors; Weekday variation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 80355143215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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