Effect of some ecological factors on thegrowth of aspergillus niger and Cladosporium sphaerospermum

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-163

  Ababutain, Ibtisam Mohammed ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Airborne fungi; Culture media; Glucose yeast extract agar (GYA); Prevent fungi growth; Relative humidity (RH); Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876227080     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2013.159.163     Document Type: Article

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