Quantitative DNA Analyses for Airborne Birch Pollen.

Birch trees produce large amounts of highly allergenic pollen grains that are distributed by wind and impact human health by causing seasonal hay fever, pollen-related asthma, and other allergic diseases. Traditionally, pollen forecasts are based on conventional microscopic counting techniques that...

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Main Authors: Isabell Müller-Germann, Bernhard Vogel, Heike Vogel, Andreas Pauling, Janine Fröhlich-Nowoisky, Ulrich Pöschl, Viviane R Després
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140949