| Literature DB >> 17467772 |
Teija Meklin1, Tiina Reponen, Craig McKinstry, Seung-Hyun Cho, Sergey A Grinshpun, Aino Nevalainen, Asko Vepsäläinen, Richard A Haugland, Grace Lemasters, Stephen J Vesper.
Abstract
Mold specific quantitative PCR (MSQPCR) was used to measure the concentrations of the 36 mold species in indoor and outdoor air samples that were taken simultaneously for 48 h in and around 17 homes in Cincinnati, Ohio. The total spore concentrations of 353 per m(3) of indoor air and 827 per m(3) of outdoor air samples were significantly different (p<or=0.05). However, only the concentrations of Aspergillus penicillioides, Cladosporium cladosporioides types 1 and 2 and Cladosporium herbarum were correlated in indoor and outdoor air samples (p-value<or=0.05 and sufficient data for estimate and absolute value rho estimate >or=0.5). These results suggest that interpretation of the meaning of short-term (<48 h) mold measurements in indoor and outdoor air samples must be made with caution.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17467772 PMCID: PMC2233941 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.03.031
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Total Environ ISSN: 0048-9697 Impact factor: 7.963