Description
Fungal spore identification is not easy. Unlike identification of fungi from cultures or other substrates where additional fungal structures are available to help in identification, airborne spores may have very few or no characteristics that can be used for identification. This course provides detailed instructions on how to identify fungal spores and how to report those spores that cannot be identified.
Katy Terry –
I thought this course was really good. I especially liked the explanations of calculations. The only thing I wish I would have seen would be learning to ID less common fungal spores, as well as telemorphs/anamorphs.
courses –
Thanks so much Katy for your review. We greatly appreciate it! We shall try to add more of the less common fungal spores. Please keep checking.
Dr. Jackson Kung’u, PhD –
Thank you so much Katy for your review. We shall be expanding our photo gallery to include the less common fungal spores.
Dr Christiaan M Van Ginkel –
Good course for a novice but nothing we do not encounter daily. The less common conidia, ascospores especially microconidia remains a problem with light microscopy.
Dr. Jackson Kung’u, PhD –
Thank you so much Dr. Christiaan for the nice review. We shall be adding the less common conidia and ascospores to the photo gallery, though generally these are not a major problem in indoor environment.
Paul Felvus –
This course was an important component of my development of a full-time indoor environmental analytical laboratory. I have since moved on to algae, pollen, burned vegetation, skin flakes and a wide range of airborne particulate analysis. I would be interested in more advanced coursework or in-person training should it be available.
Dr. Jackson Kung’u, PhD –
Hi Paul! Thanks for your great review. I am glad you found the course useful. We’re working on more advanced courses, but it will take time to have them available.