Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Thermophilic Fungi in Nests of Wetland Birds

Mycopathologia

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 43-56

  Korniłłowicz Kowalska, Teresa ^a   Kitowski, Ignacy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b Institute of Agricultural Sciences   (Poland)

Author keywords

A. fumigatus; Nests; Thermophilic fungi; Wetland birds

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AVES; CYGNUS OLOR; FUNGI; MYCOTA;

EID: 84872805360     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-012-9582-3     Document Type: Article

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