Isolation of free living amoebas as a highly sensitive index of water contamination

Water International

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 403-409

  Singh, Sarman ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acanthamoeba; Coliforms; Hepatitis E; India; Leptomyxid; Naegleria; Waterborne diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011601227     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060008686847     Document Type: Article

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