Annual distribution of allergenic fungal spores in atmospheric particulate matter in the eastern mediterranean; A comparative study between ergosterol and quantitative PCR analysis

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2681-2690

  Lang Yona, N ^a   Dannemiller, K ^b   Yamamoto, N ^b   Burshtein, N ^a   Peccia, J ^b   Yarden, O ^c   Rudich, Y ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b Yale University   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; ERGOSTEROL; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPORE;

ISRAEL;

FUNGI;

EID: 84858666235     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2681-2012     Document Type: Article

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