Infection of tetrahymena pyriformis by Legionella longbeachae and other Legionella species found in potting mixes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1081-1083

  Steele, T W ^a,b   Mclennan, A M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; CULTURE MEDIUM; LEGIONELLA; NONHUMAN; SEROTYPE; SOIL MICROFLORA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS;

EID: 0029670949     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.3.1081-1083.1996     Document Type: Article

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