Fungal contamination in swine: A potential occupational health threat

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 76, Issue 4-5, 2013, Pages 272-280

  Viegas, C ^a   Carolino, E ^a   Sabino, R ^b   Viegas, S ^a   Verissimo C ^b  

^a Higher School of Health Technologies of Lisbon IPL   (Portugal)

^b Nacional Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

AIR QUALITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FARM ANIMAL; FLOW RATE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SWINE DISEASE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PORTUGAL; SUS SCROFA;

ASPERGILLUS VERSICOLOR; CHRYSOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; MUCOR; PENICILLIUM SP.; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84876129010     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2013.757205     Document Type: Article

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