The air spora: a manual for catching and identifying airborne biological particles

The Air Spora has been studied under this name for over fifty years, providing important scientific advancements particularly in understanding the dispersal, distribution and impact of human, animal and plant pathogens and allergens. One of the most important methods used in studying microscopic particles caught from the air - the Air Spora - is traditional light microscopy, which is the emphasis of this book and a fascinating occupation. Microscopic biological particles commonly found in air include bacteria, spores of fungi and lower plants, pollen, minute animals and debris from life forms. In his book, The Microbiology of the Atmosphere Philip Gregory had three colour plates of paintings showing a range of these particles