Efthymiopoulos, Spyridon;
Aktas, Yasemin D;
Altamirano, Hector;
(2023)
A critical review of analysis techniques for the assessment of the indoor fungal burden.
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Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 (ICMB23).
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Abstract
The assessment of indoor fungal growth has attracted the attention of the research community for many decades. In the effort to assess the fungal burden in the built environment, multiple analysis techniques have been established and offer a plethora of information for the extent of contamination and fungal diversity. However, all analysis techniques are accompanied by drawbacks and the selection of the most appropriate method can become challenging for researchers and practitioners. The aim of this study is to present the most widely used analysis techniques, underline their merits and disadvantages, and provide guidance on the selection process to ensure that the analysis outcomes match the aims of the investigations.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | A critical review of analysis techniques for the assessment of the indoor fungal burden |
| Event: | 2nd International Conference on Moisture in Buildings 2023 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14293/icmb230044 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.14293/icmb230044 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International ( CC BY 4.0). Users are allowed to share (copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format) and adapt (remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially), as long as the authors and the publisher are explicitly identified and properly acknowledged as the original source. |
| Keywords: | fungi, mould, culture, PCR, biochemical, immunochemical |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10172705 |
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