The ultrastructure of stressed Legionella pneumophila

Microbios

Volumn 91, Issue 367, 1997, Pages 73-78

  Harley, V S ^a   Drasar, B S ^a   Tovey, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Legionellae; Survival; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACID;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HEAT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACIDS; HEAT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 0031299576     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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