Submicronic fungal bioaerosols: High-resolution microscopic characterization and quantification

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 7122-7130

  Afanou, Komlavi Anani ^a   Straumfors, Anne ^a   Skogstad, Asbjørn ^a   Nilsen, Terje ^a   Synnes, Ole ^a   Skaar, Ida ^b   Hjeljord, Linda ^c   Tronsmo, Arne ^c   Green, Brett James ^d   Eduard, Wijnand ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ASPERGILLUS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BIOAEROSOL GENERATORS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; SUBMICRONIC PARTICLES;

FUNGI;

AIRFLOW; FUNGUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AEROSOL;

AEROSOL; AIR; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHEMISTRY; FUNGUS SPORE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AEROSOLS; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR MOVEMENTS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 84908267581     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01740-14     Document Type: Article

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