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APPLIED STUDIES

Fungal Colonization of Air Filters from Hospitals

R. B. Simmons Environmental Research Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-4010 E-mail: [email protected]
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D. L. Price Interface Research Corp., Kennesaw, GA
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J. A. Noble Environmental Research Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-4010 E-mail: [email protected]
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S. A. Crow Environmental Research Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-4010 E-mail: [email protected]
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D. G. Ahearn Environmental Research Center, Department of Biology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4010, Atlanta, GA, 30302-4010 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 900-904 | Published online: 18 Jun 2010

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