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Spore Traps (Air-O-Cell, Allergenco-D, etc.)
Allow for rapid collection and identification of both viable and non-viable airborne particulates, such as fungi, using air impaction cassettes. Particulate containing air is pulled by a vacuum pump through a cassette containing a glass slide coated with adhesive collection media. After collection, this slide is prepared and analyzed by the laboratory using light microscopy.
Culture Plates (Anderson Samplers)
Used for the identification of viable fungal spores in the air. A vacuum pump draws air across the culture media for a given time. Samples are incubated and genus of culturable fungal spores is reported.
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