Distribution and Characteristics of Culturable Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants |
Park, Kyo-Nam
(Department of Biological Science, University of Ulsan)
Koh, Ji-Yun (Department of Biological Science, University of Ulsan) Jeong, Choon-Soo (Department of Biological Science, University of Ulsan) Kim, Jong-Seol (Department of Biological Science, University of Ulsan) |
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