Characterization of bacteria and fungi bioaerosol in the indoor air of selected primary schools in Malaysia

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 607-617

  Hussin, Nor Husna Mat ^a   Sann, Lye Munn ^a   Shamsudin, Mariana Nor ^a   Hashim, Zailina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bacteria and fungi bioaerosol; Indoor air; Primary Schools in Malaysia

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUSARIUM; HUMIDITY; MALAYSIA; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS; TEMPERATURE; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 83455219469     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X11414318     Document Type: Article

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