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Review
. 2013;9(6):e1003371.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003371. Epub 2013 Jun 6.

Asthma and the diversity of fungal spores in air

Anne Pringle  1
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Review

Asthma and the diversity of fungal spores in air

Anne Pringle. PLoS Pathog. 2013.
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The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
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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