Preface
Preface to the first edition
List of Contributors
Chapter 1. Microorganisms in air
1.1 Microorganisms in outdoor air - J. Mullins and B.
Flannigan .................................................. 3
1.2 Microorganisms in indoor air - B. Flannigan ............... 25
1.3 Pollen in indoor air - T. Hugg, E. Yli-Panula and
A. Rantio-Lehtimäki ....................................... 45
Chapter 2. Microorganisms in homes and work environments
2.1 Microbial growth in indoor environments - B. Flannigan
and J.D. Miller ........................................... 57
2.2 Bacteria and other bioaerosols in industrial
workplaces - B. Crook, J.M. Gawn and J.R.M. Swan ......... 109
2.3 Remediation and control of microbial growth in problem
buildings - P.R. Morey ................................... 125
Chapter 3. Airborne microorganisms and disease
3.1 Allergenic microorganisms and hypersensitivity -
A.K. Ellis and J.H. Day .................................. 147
3.2 Occupational respiratory disease: hypersensitivity
pneumonitis and other forms of interstitial lung
disease - M.J. Hodgson and B. Flannigan .................. 183
3.3 Respiratory tract infections caused by indoor fungi -
R.C. Summerbell .......................................... 205
Chapter 4. Microbiological investigation of indoor environments
4.1 Mycological investigations of indoor environments -
J.D. Miller .............................................. 229
4.2 Molecular methods for bioaerosol characterization -
R.C. Summerbell, B.J. Green, D. Corr and J.A. Scott ...... 247
4.3 Isolation and identification of fungi - R.A. Samson and
J. Houbraken ............................................. 265
4.4 Analysis of microbial volatile organic compounds -
T.J. Ryan ................................................ 279
4.5 Analysis for toxins and inflammatory compounds -
T. Rand and J.D. Miller .................................. 291
4.6 Interpreting sampling data in investigations of indoor
environments: selected case studies - P.R. Morey ......... 307
Chapter 5. Common and important species of Actinobacteria
fungi in indoor environments
Common and important species of fungi and actinomycetes in
indoor environments - R.A. Samson, J. Houbraken,
R.C. Summerbell, В. Flannigan and J.D. Miller ............ 321
Descriptions and illustrations of common fungi and
actinomycetes ............................................ 329
Appendix
Glossary of mycological terms ................................. 515
Index ......................................................... 518
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