African Journal of
Microbiology Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0808
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJMR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 5239

Full Length Research Paper

Fungal colonization of air-conditioning systems and indoor cultivated plants and its relation to human health

Hassanein Naziha M.
  • Hassanein Naziha M.
  • Mycology and Plant Pathology, Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 14 January 2021
  •  Accepted: 07 July 2022
  •  Published: 31 August 2022

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