Abstract
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.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Fundamentals of mold growth in indoor environments and strategies for healthy living |
Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers |
Chapter | 3 |
Pages | 67-82 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789086867226 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789086861354 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |