Fungal growth and humidity fluctuations: a toy model
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As all other organisms, fungi grow preferably under certain climatological conditions. All fungal species have a specific combination of relative humidity and temperature at which the growth is optimal. For a number of fungi the growth has been characterized as function of the relative humidity and temperature and plotted in so-called isopleths (Ayerst 1969, Smith and Hill 1982, Magan and Lacey 1984), which are contour plots of growth rates as a function of these two parameters. Such studies have provided much insight in the influence environmental conditions on the growth of fungi under steady-state conditions.
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TNO Identifier
983732
Publisher
Springer
Source title
Fundamentals of mold growth in indoor environments and strategies for healthy living / O.C.G. Adan, R.A. Samson (eds.). - Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2011, ISBN 978-90-8686-722-6-3
Pages
67-82
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