A 4-year study of the diversity and persistence of coliforms and Aeromonas in the water of a Swedish drinking water well

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-16

  Kuhn I ^a   Huys, G ^b   Coopman, R ^b   Kersters, K ^b   Janssen, P ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; coliform; diversity; water

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 0031045094     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/m97-002     Document Type: Article

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