Detection of human commensals in the area around an Antarctic research station

Antarctic Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 156-161

  Upton, M ^a,b   Pennington, T H ^a   Haston, W ^c   Forbes, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antarctic microbiology; Human commensals; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIA; HUMAN IMPACT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT;

ANTARCTICA, HALLEY RESEARCH STATION;

EID: 0030613496     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0954102097000205     Document Type: Article

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