Author(s): Amaro, Raquel ; Coelho, Sónia D. ; Pastorinho, M. Ramiro ; Taborda-Barata, Luís ; Vaz-Patto, Maria A. ; Monteiro, Marisa ; Nepomuceno, Miguel C.S. ; Lanzinha, Joăo C.G. ; Teixeira, Joăo P. ; Pereira, Cristiana C. ; Sousa, Ana C.A.
Date: 2016
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/4589
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de Saúde
Subject(s): Indoor Environment Quality; Fungi; House Dust Active Sampling; Passive Sampling
Fungi are a group of microbes that are found with particular incidence in the indoor environment. Their direct toxicity or capability of generating toxic compounds has been associated with a large number of adverse health effects, such as infectious diseases and allergies. Given that in modern society people spend a large part of their time indoors; fungal communities’ characterization of this environmental compartment assumes paramount importance in the comprehension of health effects. House dust
