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CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 15, Issue 3, Pages 170-174Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2004.04.009
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The sampling and analysis of airborne microorganisms has received attention in recent years owing to concerns with mold contamination in indoor environments and the threat of bioterrorism. Traditionally, the detection and enumeration of airborne microorganisms has been conducted using light microscopy and/or culture-based methods; however, these analyses are time-consuming, laborious, subjective and lack sensitivity and specificity. The use of molecular methods, such as quantitative polymerase chain reaction amplification, can enhance monitoring strategies by increasing sensitivity and specificity, while decreasing the time required for analysis.
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