Flow cytometry and machine learning enable identification of allergenic urban tree pollen

Tardif, Sarah; Kanieski, Maria Raquel; Lapa, Gauthier; Bonnamour, Grégoire; Sousa-Silva, Rita; Laforest-Lapointe, Isabelle; Paquette, Alain

doi:10.5194/amt-19-2817-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-2817-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-19-2817-2026

© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 8

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28 Apr 2026

Research article |

| 28 Apr 2026

Flow cytometry and machine learning enable identification of allergenic urban tree pollen

Sarah Tardif, Maria Raquel Kanieski, Gauthier Lapa, Grégoire Bonnamour, Rita Sousa-Silva, Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe, and Alain Paquette

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