Atmospheric bioaerosol, Bacillus sp., at an altitude of 3,500 m over the noto peninsula: Direct sampling via aircraft

Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 164-171

  Kobayashi, Fumihisa ^a   Morosawa, Shinji ^a   Maki, Teruya ^a   Kakikawa, Makiko ^a   Yamada, Maromu ^a   Tobo, Yutaka ^a   Hon, Chun Sang ^b   Matsuki, Atsushi ^a   Iwasaka, Yasunobu ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Atmospheric bioaerosols; Bacillus sp.; Direct sampling; Noto peninsula

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866246026     PISSN: 19766912     EISSN: 22871160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5572/ajae.2011.5.3.164     Document Type: Article

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