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Community structure of bacteria and fungi in aerosols of a pig confinement building.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 May 2012
Kristiansen Anja, Saunders Aaron M, Hansen Aviaja A, Nielsen Per H, Nielsen Jeppe L
Abstract excerpt
Modern intensive husbandry practices can create poor indoor air quality, with high levels of airborne dust, endotoxins, ammonia, and microorganisms. Air in a sow breeding barn was investigated to determine the biomass composition of bioaerosols using molecular methods supplemented with microscopic and cultivation-dependent approaches. A total of 2.7 ± 0.7 × 10(7) bacterial cells m(-3) air and 1.2 ± 0.3 × 10(6)...
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