Distribution of airborne microbes and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of bacteria during Gwalior trade fair, Central India

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 639-646

  Yadav, Jayprakash ^a   Kumar, Awanish ^b   Mahor, Pawan ^a   Goel, Ajay Kumar ^c   Chaudhary, Hotam Singh ^a   Yadava, Pramod Kumar ^b   Yadav, Hariom ^d   Kumar, Pramod ^b,c  

^a MADHAV INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^d NATIONAL AGRI FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistant bacteria; Bacterial bioaerosol; Fair; Fungal bioaerosol

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ROSE BENGAL;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; AIRBORNE MICROORGANISM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FUNGUS; INDIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROFLORA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGEN LOAD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; INDIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84937252539     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: 18760821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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