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. 2013;9(6):e1003371.

doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003371. Epub 2013 Jun 6.

Asthma and the diversity of fungal spores in air

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PMID: 23762024
PMCID: PMC3675135
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003371

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Asthma and the diversity of fungal spores in air

Anne Pringle. PLoS Pathog. 2013.

. 2013;9(6):e1003371.

doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003371. Epub 2013 Jun 6.

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¹ Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America. pringle@oeb.harvard.edu

PMID: 23762024
PMCID: PMC3675135
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003371

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Figures

Figure 1. Drawings of spores found in air.
Some are common targets of research on asthma (Alternaria alternata), while many are not (Laccaria laccata, Epicoccum nigrum). A drawing of a very small “dust” seed (Orchis masculata) is provided for comparison. A = ascospore, B = basidiospore, M = mitospore. Figure adapted from .

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