Effect of bacteria on survival and growth of Acanthamoeba castellanii

Current Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 212-215

  Wang, Xiaohui ^a   Ahearn, Donald G ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; SURVIVAL;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; ANTIBIOSIS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; XANTHOMONAS;

EID: 0030948103     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002849900170     Document Type: Article

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