Are endophytes an important link between airborne spores and allergen exposure?

Fungal Diversity

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-42

  De Aldana, Beatriz R Vázquez ^a   Bills, Gerald ^b   Zabalgogeazcoa, Iñigo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne spores; Alternaria; Cladosporium; Endophytes; Epicoccum; Fusarium; Grasses

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; EPICOCCUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84878944925     PISSN: 15602745     EISSN: 18789129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13225-013-0223-z     Document Type: Article

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