id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-010621-d1utt8j3 Yamamoto, N. Assessing allergenic fungi in house dust by floor wipe sampling and quantitative PCR 2011-08-09 .txt text/plain 5414 250 48 Abstract In the present study, we modified an existing surface wipe sampling method for lead and other heavy metals to create a protocol to collect fungi in floor dust followed by real‐time quantitative PCR (qPCR)‐based detection. Combined field and laboratory results suggested this modified new wipe sampling method, in conjunction with growth‐independent qPCR, shows potential to improve human exposure and health studies for fungal pathogens and allergens in dust in homes of susceptible, vulnerable population subgroups. Abstract In the present study, we modified an existing surface wipe sampling method for lead and other heavy metals to create a protocol to collect fungi in floor dust followed by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR)-based detection. Combined field and laboratory results suggested this modified new wipe sampling method, in conjunction with growth-independent qPCR, shows potential to improve human exposure and health studies for fungal pathogens and allergens in dust in homes of susceptible, vulnerable population subgroups. ./cache/cord-010621-d1utt8j3.txt ./txt/cord-010621-d1utt8j3.txt