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I doubt that it is possible to differentiate between fungal types using gas sensors trained on spores being released.
by thatcat 5y ago
I doubt that it is possible to differentiate between fungal types using gas sensors trained on spores being released.
- Herodotus38 5y agoI would be interested in what they are testing, it probably wouldn’t be spores but likely something along the lines of biochemical compounds specific to certain species. For example we use blood tests for the presence of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactomannan https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactomannan to help diagnose invasive aspergillosis.
- thatcat 5y agoThat requires wetlab work and those compounds usually aren't aerosolized, but i agree it would still be interesting to know the exact details