A mounting medium for use in Indoor Air Quality spore-trap analyses
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1Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Inc., 1800 Sullivan Ave., Suite 209, Daly City, California 94015.
Mycologia
|December 16, 2010
Abstract:
A modified mounting medium, Lacto-Cotton Blue, is described and evaluated for use with Indoor Air Quality spore-trap samples. The medium lacks phenol and is odorless, provides excellent rehydration, delicate staining, and is easy to apply.

