Legionella-Like Amebal Pathogens - Phylogenetic Status and Possible Role in Respiratory Disease

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 225-230

  Adeleke, Adenike ^a   Pruckler, Janet ^b   Benson, Robert ^b   Rowbotham, Timothy ^c   Halablab, Mahmoud ^a   Fields, Barry ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LEGIONELLACEAE; LUNG DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LEGIONELLACEAE; LUNG DISEASES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0030185892     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0203.960311     Document Type: Article

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