Presence of Legionella spp. in thermal springs of the Campania Region of South Italy

New Microbiologica

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 315-320

  Sommese, L ^a   Scarfogliero, P ^a   Vitiello, M ^a   Catalanotti, P ^a   Galdiero, E ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environment; Legionella; Thermal spring

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROBIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ITALY; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0030254571     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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