Rapid detection and quantification of fungal spores in the urban atmosphere by flow cytometry

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 179-186

  Liang, Linlin ^a   Engling, Guenter ^b   Cheng, Yuan ^a   Duan, Fengkui ^a   Du, Zhenyu ^a   He, Kebin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

FCM; Fungal spore; HPAEC; Mannitol and arabitol; Molecular tracer

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; POLYOLS; RADIATION EFFECTS; WIND;

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; FUNGAL SPORES; HPAEC; MANNITOL AND ARABITOL; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MOLECULAR TRACER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES; TOTAL PARTICLE COUNTS;

FUNGI;

ARABINITOL; MANNITOL; SUGAR ALCOHOL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGUS; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLAR RADIATION; SPORE; TRACER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS SPORE; HUMIDITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPAGULE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; WIND;

CHINA;

EID: 84884728980     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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