Allergenicity of airborne basidiospores and ascospores: Need for further studies

Aerobiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 83-97

  Rivera Mariani, Félix E ^a   Bolaños Rosero, Benjamín ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Airborne; Allergen; Ascomycetes; Ascospore; Basidiomycete; Basidiospore

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; RAIN;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASCOMYCETES; ASCOSPORE; ASEXUAL SPORE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BASIDIOMYCETES; BASIDIOSPORE; DEUTEROMYCETES; DEW; FRUITING BODY; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; WIND;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI;

EID: 84865151585     PISSN: 03935965     EISSN: 15733025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10453-011-9234-y     Document Type: Review

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