Advances in Aerobiology

R Using ACAREX test it is straightforward to determine the a11ergen- containing excreta of housedust mites in dust samples and to detect the sources of a contamination. Investigation of the antigen content by RAST inhibition shows that there is a correlation between guanine and allergen content in a dust sample. There is no direct relation with the number of live (or dead) housedust mites nor is this to be expected. References 1) Berrens (1975) Naturwissenschaften 62 29-33. 2) Bronswijk van Sinha (1971) J. Allergy 47 31-52. 3) Bessot Pauli (1986) Bull. Eur. Phys. Resp. 22 1-8. 4) Tovey Chapman Wells Platts-Mills (1981) Am. Rev. Resp. Dis.630-635. 5) Bischoff (1986) A11ergo1. Fortbi1dung Bd. 1 in press. 6) Tovey Chapman Platts-Mills (1981) Nature 289 592-593. 7) Tovey Chapman Platts-Mills (1980) Clin. ATTergy 10 466-467. 8) Chapman Heymann Sutherland Platts-Mills (1985) Tnt. Archs Allergy appl. Immun. 77 166-168. 9) Bischoff (1986T Swiss Med 8 39-44. 10) Bischoff Bronswijk van (1986) Allergologie 9 375-378. 11) Bronswijk van (1973) J. Med. Ent. 10 63-70.- 12) Bischoff Schirmacher(1984)Allergol. 446-449 and (1985)Allergol.836-38. 13) Bischoff Schirmacher Schober (1985) Allergol. 8 97-99. - 14) Bischoff Fischer Wetter (1986) Allergol. 9 171-176. 15) Bischoff Liebenberg Wetter (1986) AllergoT. 9 287-292. 16) Bischoff Krause-Michel Nolte (1986) Allergol 9 in press. 17) Mitchell Wilkins r cCallum Deighton Platts- lilTs (1985) Clin. Allergy 15 235-240. 18) Bronswi jk Bi schoff Schi rmacher Berrens Schober (1986) J. led. Entomo1. 23 217-218. 19) Bronswijk van Exp. and appl. Acarology in press.